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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 52m

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 7h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2h

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 4h

Judge Sara Ellis' opinion in IL v. Trump is an absolute banger:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants’
declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants’ declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a
lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne
Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609
(N.D. Ill.). In addition to demonstrating a potential lack of candor by these affiants, it also calls
into question their ability to accurately assess the facts. Similar declarations were provided by
these same individuals in Chicago Headline Club et. al. v. Noem, 25-cv-12173, Doc. 35-1, Doc.
35-9 (N.D. Ill.), a case which challenged the Constitutionality of ICE’s response to protestors at
the Broadview ICE Processing Center. In issuing its TRO against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
the court in that case found that the plaintiffs would likely be able to show that ICE’s actions
have violated protestors’ First Amendment right to be free from retaliation while engaged in
newsgathering, religious exercise, and protest, and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from
excessive force. Id. at Doc. 43. Although this Court was not asked to make any such finding, it
does note a troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of
appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning,

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 9h

He may not have ethics but ain’t nothing wrong with his eyesight

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 5h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 9h

ps. If you're worried about how small farmers going bankrupt... most small farmers are millionaires with a 6-figure income. From a day job off the farm. Small farms don't have enough acreage to lose real $$.

It's the bigger farms that will suffer the most. That's why they're hollerin for bailouts.

AcreTrader, Bailouts, & The Future of US Farms

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 9h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 8h

Seeing a lot of "wow they voted against their own interests!"

Alas, they really didn't. Most US farmers are millionaires now- it's not the same farm country your grandparents left.

Most US farmers are just... rich people who voted for tax breaks.

youtu.be/badGHJLDpP8

Why Farmers Voted For Trump

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Mr Lucky @mrluckev.bsky.social · 6h

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h

UPDATE: The new Prime Minister that Macron just named is... Sebastien Lecornu.

Lecornu is the Prime Minister who Macron appointed in September, and who resigned on Monday because he couldn't form a government.

I don't know what to tell you—situation has been risible for a year.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10h

If your best option is a 70 or 80 something who has been in office for a long time, you are failing to cultivate longevity for your party

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 11h

Four cheers for MIT.

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 1d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

This is a cool project. use-it.travel - USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date.

USE-IT Europe | Free maps, made by locals

USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date. We are a European network of young map-makers sharing the best of tips to help you act like a local in our cities.

use-it.travel

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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spooky jas 👻🎀 @jazzybean.bsky.social · Feb 10

“Say Drake”

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Mr Lucky @mrluckev.bsky.social · 1d

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to the former GOP director of elections in St. Louis -- will now be named Liberty Vote.

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