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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 10h

#PacificPalisades #LAfires
A 29-year-old former Uber driver was arrested and charged in connection with the #PalisadesFire in January, one of the most destructive #wildfires in Los Angeles history, authorities said at a news conference Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

29-year-old former Uber driver arrested in connection with starting deadly Palisades Fire

Authorities said Jonathan Rinderknecht took photos on his cellphone and listened to a rap song "whose music video included things being lit on fire."

www.nbcnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 19h

'No Kings'/ 'No Dictators'/' No Tyrants'
- October 18, 2025

No Kings 2.0 > 2,340 peaceful (Anti - Trump) protests & events across the United States, Canada and Europe.

Join the Movement, find a event near you >
www.nokings.org

#NoKings20

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 20h

New dashcam video shows the moment a medical helicopter crashes on Highway 50 Monday night in Sacramento, critically injuring the three people on board.

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 1d

‘He has no chance’: Why Nobel experts aren’t betting on Trump for Peace Prize this week – The Irish Times share.google/vRsXcceNjhE3...

‘He has no chance’: Why Nobel experts aren’t betting on Trump for Peace Prize this week

US president’s lobbying is likely to be counterproductive for an award-giving committee that values its independence

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 2d

Fix News -- How It Started vs. How It's Going

Two years difference, same guy, different story ... If you believe Fox News stories, you are dumber than you think. Period.

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago, Illinois - “If they are in violation, that’s why we have our Department of Law.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.” = City property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for ICE raids.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order establishing ‘ICE-free zones’ • The TRiiBE

Johnson is calling for a full investigation into “all of the brutality” that federal agents have conducted this past week.

thetriibe.com

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 2d

Millions of California voters will head to the polls this November for a single, yet very important, ballot measure. Proposition 50 will decide if California's Congressional districts should be temporarily redrawn to potentially increase the number of Democratic seats ....

abc7.com/post/proposi...

Eyewitness Newsmakers: A hard look at the stakes of Proposition 50, the fallout and the future

Millions of California voters will head to the polls this November for a single, yet very important, ballot measure -- California's redistricting plans. Marc Brown sat down with several politicians to...

abc7.com

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 2d

This is also called political violence. Anyone who doesn't follow the Trump regime is persecuted;
South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home was attacked and burned to the ground.
America in 2025 is increasingly resembling Germany between 1933 and 1939.

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 2d

'No Kings'/ 'No Dictators'/' No Tyrants'
- October 18, 2025

No Kings 2.0 > 2,160 peaceful (Anti - Trump) protests & events across the United States and Europe, additional in Canada

Join the Movement, find a event near you >
www.nokings.org

#NoKings20

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

#Rodelijn #RodelijnAmsterdam #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #freepalesti̇ne

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

#Rodelijn #RodelijnAmsterdam #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #freepalesti̇ne

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

#RodeLijnAmsterdam #Gaza #Palestine >>> According to organizers' estimates, around 250,000 people joined today's #RodeLijn protest in #Amsterdam.

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

#Rodelijn #RodelijnAmsterdam
More than 150,000 people are expected > Tens of thousands protest today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands against the Dutch government's stance in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

#Gaza #Palestine #Genocide
#freepalesti̇ne

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

#Rodelijn #RodelijnAmsterdam
More than 150,000 people are expected > Tens of thousands protest today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands against the Dutch government's stance in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

#Gaza #Palestine #Genocide
#freepalesti̇ne

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning from Amsterdam ...

#RodeLijn #RodeLijnAmsterdam

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 3d

Cybertruck trapped California college students who burned to death, new lawsuits claim

“Tesla’s history of defective door handles is particularly egregious because they knew from the outset how to design a system that avoided the hazard of power-loss entrapment,” th…

ktla.com

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 3d

Rode Lijn Amsterdam - Laatste informaties;

Aanvang 13:00 uur

Weer 14°C, zonnig, een enkele bui

Reizen met het openbaar vervoer (via Amsterdam Centraal)
Tramlijn 2 + 12
Metro lijn 52 Station Vijzelgracht
Te voet via Rokin ~40 minuten

www.amnesty.nl/actueel/zond...

Rode Lijn demonstratie op 5 oktober in Amsterdam

Het overgrote deel van Nederland wil dat onze regering concrete sancties neemt tegen Israël. Massaal trekken we op 5 oktober opnieuw de rode lijn.

www.amnesty.nl

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

(Former) Hurricane Humberto > Storm Detlef / Storm Amy - as at 11pm [10 pm UKT]

Death toll at 3:
Ireland 1
France 2

Injuries: 3+

Power outages:
Norway 86,000
Scotland 32,428
Ireland 26,000
France 7,000
England 5,030
Northern Ireland 2,470
Wales 289

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 4d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

Hurricane Humberto / Storm Detlef / Storm Amy - Europe power outages as at 2pm [1pm UKT]

Ireland ~ 49,000
Scotland 46,571
England 18,576
Northern Ireland 6,878
Wales 670

Deaths: 1
Injuries: x

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

Ein Tor würde dem Spiel gut tun vs Kein VAR hätte dem Spiel besser getan .... 2 cm, lol

#HaHoHe #HerthaBSC #BSCPRM

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

Storm Amy Netherland > Reports of trees down near the towns of Deurne and Galder in the Dutch province of Noord Brabant ... Firefighters still clearing the roads

📸 Toby de Kort / Perry Roovers / Persbureau Heitink

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Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

Hurricane Humberto / Storm Detlef / Storm Amie - Europe power outages

Scotland 58,992
England 6,709
Ireland 2,882
Northern Ireland 1,666
Wales 263

poweroutage.com/uk

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning .... Former Hurricane Humberto (re-named Storm Detlef) is now battering the northwestern parts of Europe with wind speeds up to 110 km/h [70mph] and heavy rainfall with local floodings.

Stay safe ...

Michael Barthel @mibawi.bsky.social · 5d

'No Kings'/ 'No Dictators'/' No Tyrants'
- October 18, 2025

No Kings 2.0 > 2,100 peaceful protests & events across the United States and Europe, additional in Vancouver, Canada.

Join the Movement, find a event near you > nokings.org

#NoKings20

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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