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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 13h

the shamelessness of the prime day shilling by media organizations baffles me more and more with every passing year

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 9h

Ortiz was absolutely loving this sitting between AROD and Jeter

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12h

About 50 people gathered outside the Federal Court of Appeal in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday to show their support for Kebaowek First Nation and its opposition to a proposed nuclear waste disposal site at Chalk River – about 180 kilometres northwest of the city.

Rally held in Ottawa to support First Nation against nuclear dump

A few dozen people held a rally outside the Federal Court of Appeal to support Kebaowek First Nation's fight against a nuclear dump site.

www.aptnnews.ca

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Tyler Watt @tylerwatt.bsky.social · 12h

The speed cameras & alcohol on/off shelves are a tactic Premier Ford is using to distract from the fact his government is handing out hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to insiders and friends through the “Skills Development” Fund. #onpoli

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Baseball Highlights⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 9h

THE TORONTO #BLUEJAYS ARE GOING TO THE ALCS

THE NEW YORK #YANKEES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM WORLD SERIES CONTENTION

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Christina M Luce @christinamluce.bsky.social · 9h

Things are terrible, but the Jays just beat the Yankees and damn if that doesn’t feel good!

a blue jays mascot is standing on a baseball field .

ALT: a blue jays mascot is standing on a baseball field .

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

this is not to say that they’re going away any time soon or that things won’t get worse before they get better, but last week felt like the administration started coming unglued and this week feels like the unraveling is speeding up

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14h

feels like it should be a big deal that the president is directing the invasion of american cities based on what are almost certainly AI videos shown to him by his staff

maybe one of our ostensible news organizations could track down exactly what it is that he's seeing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

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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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 13h

Trump and whatever advisor last spoke to him.

Wormtongue and Théoden in Lord of the Rings

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 13h

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 12h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

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

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 12h

Underrated part of this story is that official USG business is done by Truth Social DM. It almost makes you miss the good old days of the PC small group Signal Chat.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 12h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

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

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20h

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that prompted prosecutors to abruptly drop the case.

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that…

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 22h

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18h

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

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Daniel Rob-hurts 🎃 @drobertsimg.bsky.social · 17h

This was always where this is headed. Trump is an albatross around every Republican’s neck heading into the midterms. And he lacks the foresight and discipline to execute any sort of plan to reverse the trend.

They will unburden themselves of Trump by the midterms if his health doesn’t do it first.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 17h

If you look at select pollsters, who meet criteria for reliability, the approval numbers for Trump are dismal.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · Sep 6

Was talking to someone from another state yesterday who couldn’t believe it but yes, Ohio law not only requires public school buses to transport kids to private schools, it actually *prioritizes* public bussing for private school students over public school students. Total insanity.

Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
by Julie Carr Smyth
apnews.com/article/scho...

Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.

apnews.com

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Just saw a care home employee post a video of one of her charges dancing when she thought she was alone and care providers, you really need to…well, CARE about your patients’ privacy! My grandma would have been mortified.

Kids, elders, and disabled people aren’t your content.

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 1d

"The findings suggest it is possible for the world to wean off polluting sources of power — even as demand for electricity skyrockets — with continued investment in renewables including solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy and geothermal energies."

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS

"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."

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Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 1d

People talk about politics like we're haggling over marginal tax rates when it's really "I should be allowed to build a massive data center in your community, steal all your resources, and pollute what's left" vs. "no you shouldn't"

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS

"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."

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