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mmorgan24 @mmorgan24.bsky.social · 11h

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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 1d

The White House is saying furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay.

Trump will sacrifice Americans' paychecks as a bargaining chip to force Democrats to approve his deadly cuts to healthcare.

A disgusting abuse of power.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn
, Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 1d

Republicans are trying to give their rich donors more tax cuts while your health care costs double.

"Republicans shut down the government because they care more about their rich donors' tax cuts than about your health care." Below this, two framed images contrast the financial effects:

Left Frame: Shows a photo of a diverse family of four hugging outdoors. Text above reads "Family of four making $75,000/yr". Text on a green banner at the bottom reads: "pay $3,368 more for health coverage 2026".

Right Frame: Shows a photo of three wealthy individuals, including Mark Zuckerberg. Text above reads "Person making $1 million/yr". Text on a red banner at the bottom reads: "pay $97,000 less in taxes 2027".

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“EMBARRASSMENT TO THE EXEC BRANCH”

NASHVILLE – A federal judge in Nashville ruled there is a “realistic likelihood” that the govt behaved vindictively in bringing charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador by Trump. tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/06/n...

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 1d

please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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mmorgan24 @mmorgan24.bsky.social · 1d

If only we could have predicted this ... if only there was some project or notice during the 2024 election cycle that this might happen. A possibility and a ... naw man ... not me ... don't know squat about this pro-ject 2025 stuff.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

This is fascism in a nutshell. Right here. "A counter-revolution against a revolution that never occurred."

Colin Jacobson @oatsdad.bsky.social · 1d

So they promote a battle against a nonexistent huge wave of left-wing violence by committing a huge wave of right-wing violence? 🤨

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 1d

it is fucking sickening that these people go on TV and boast about their campaign of terror against civilian fishermen

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We call them the water drugs. The drugs that come in through water. They're not coming. There are no boats anymore. Frankly, there are no fishing boats. There are no boats out there period, if you want to know the truth. Does anybody go fishing anymore?"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

When you hear about Big Tech companies lobbying the federal government to stifle AI regulation in the states, this is one reason why.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

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mmorgan24 @mmorgan24.bsky.social · 1d

Get get the vax man - no need to die or cause other to. Jeez.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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mmorgan24 @mmorgan24.bsky.social · 1d

He found the proper meds so he can come up during daylight hours and not BURN, as in self-combust, like all vampires are known to do.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

She is not doing well

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 1d

yeah okay

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Phang: How are these Epstein victims supposed to feel about closure when you see Blanche meeting with Maxwell and then giving her a minimum-security camp move?

And now, conversations allegedly that Trump is going to have with the DOJ about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. It is an abomination

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

As President Trump moves to deploy National Guard troops and ICE officers to sanctuary cities, Democratic leaders are responding with their own message: We will not capitulate. https://wapo.st/46YhgNN

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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mmorgan24 @mmorgan24.bsky.social · 1d

Bailing out the farmers or ANYONE due to a purposeful and failed policy by the Trump White House is BULLSHIT. #farmer #bailout #tariffs #ddd

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: “58% oppose um using the National Guard in our American cities”

Jessica Tarlov says Trump is trying to normalize military occupation in U.S. cities, but judges of all stripes as well as a majority of Americans are pushing back. cc Gov. Bill Lee

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

crazy that one of the most storied institutions in american journalism is going to be run by two people with basically no experience to do it

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor

Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "Why don't Republicans want to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Is it the Epstein files?"

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