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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 2m

Business
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‘The debasement trade’: is this what’s driving gold, bitcoin and shares to record highs?

Investors fear governments will not – or cannot – rein in borrowing so are putting their money elsewhere

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘The debasement trade’: is this what’s driving gold, bitcoin and shares to record highs?

Investors fear governments will not – or cannot – rein in borrowing so are putting their money elsewhere

www.theguardian.com

NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 4m

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime
By Jacob Silverman

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 7m

Ultrasound has long been used for helping doctors see inside the body, but focused high frequency sound waves are offering new ways of targeting cancer.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

How ultrasound is ushering a new era of surgery-free cancer treatment

Ultrasound has long been used for helping doctors see inside the body, but focused high frequency sound waves are offering new ways of targeting cancer.

www.bbc.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 11m

“And ICE is gonna come bust down your door/Try to build a house no one builds no more/But I got a telephone/Kids are all scared and all alone,” Bryan sings.

www.salon.com/2025/10/08/d...

"Disrespectful": Zach Bryan's ICE-critical teaser ruffles feathers in the Trump administration - Salon.com

Bryan said his upcoming single has been "misconstrued."

www.salon.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 19m

INTERVIEW
Adelita Grijalva wants to get to work. The GOP won’t let her
Rep.-elect Grijalva tells Salon she's exploring legal action over House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat her
By TATYANA TANDANPOLIE
Staff Reporter
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 8, 2025 3:07PM (EDT)
UPDATED OCTOBER 8, 2025 3:28PM (EDT)

Adelita Grijalva wants to get to work. The GOP won’t let her - Salon.com

Rep.-elect Grijalva tells Salon she's exploring legal action over House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat her

www.salon.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 24m

NEWS | HUMAN RIGHTS
Israel Seizes Second Round of Flotilla Boats, Detaining 145 More Activists

Other recently released activists said they faced torture, beatings, and humiliation in Israeli detention.
By Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT October 8, 2025

truthout.org/articles/isr...

Israel Seizes Second Round of Flotilla Boats, Detaining 145 More Activists

Other recently released activists said they faced torture, beatings, and humiliation in Israeli detention.

truthout.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 26m

Omar Says Trump Plot to Invoke Insurrection Act an ‘Unhinged Act of Authoritarianism’

“Invoking the Insurrection Act in his manufactured war on American cities is both illegal and unconstitutional,” warned the Minnesota progressive lawmaker amid growing concern over Trump plot to foment unrest.

Omar Says Trump Plot to Invoke Insurrection Act an ‘Unhinged Act of Authoritarianism’ | Common Dreams

Progressive Congresswoman Ilhan Omar warns against Trump's potential use of the Insurrection Act, calling it illegal and authoritarian. Trump's deployment of federal forces to cities with decreasing c...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 29m

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ ‘Fossil Fuel Insiders’ to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles

One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators.

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles | Common Dreams

One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 30m

‘Absolute Joke’: Big Ag Lobby Wins Again as Trump Admin ‘Doubles Down’ on Atrazine

“Hiding behind the rhetoric of MAHA, a poison that’s likely to keep Americans sick for generations is moving forward full steam,” said one leader at the Center for Biological Diversity.

'Absolute Joke': Big Ag Lobby Wins Again as Trump Admin 'Doubles Down' on Atrazine | Common Dreams

A leading US conservation organization blasted the Trump administration for an announcement that "doubles down" on the alleged safety of atrazine, a pesticide widely used in the United States but ba...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 41m

Bondi: Trump Admin Will Take ‘Same Approach’ to Antifa as Drug Cartels, Which It Repeatedly Bombed

“So he is going to drone strike American citizens?” said one journalist.

www.commondreams.org/news/antifa

Bondi: Trump Admin Will Take 'Same Approach' to Antifa as Drug Cartels, Which It Repeatedly Bombed | Common Dreams

US Attorney General Pam Bondi generated alarm when she said the Trump administration is going to take the "same approach" to Antifa as it has to drug cartels—as the military bombs boats in the Carib...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 44m

‘Full of Sh*t’ Texas Cops Lied About Why They Used AI Surveillance to Track Woman Who Had Abortion

“This is what cruel, abusive men seeking to exert power over women do,” said a pair of reproductive rights reporters.
Brett Wilkins
Oct 08, 2025

www.commondreams.org/news/texas-p...

'Full of Sh*t' Texas Cops Lied About Why They Used AI Surveillance to Track Woman Who Had Abortion | Common Dreams

"This is what cruel, abusive men seeking to exert power over women do," said a pair of reproductive rights reporters.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 47m

Trump Says Israel and Hamas ‘Signed Off on the First Phase’ of Gaza Plan
The announcement came as the confirmed death toll from Israel’s two-year genocidal assault on Gaza rose to 67,183 Palestinians, widely believed to be an undercount.

www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

Trump Says Israel and Hamas 'Signed Off on the First Phase' of Gaza Plan | Common Dreams

The announcement came as the confirmed death toll from Israel's two-year genocidal assault on Gaza rose to 67,183 Palestinians, widely believed to be an undercount.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

Opinion

Meeting Our Angry Moment With Fellowship and Laughter
What we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/ange...

Meeting Our Angry Moment With Fellowship and Laughter | Common Dreams

What we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 57m

Opinion

A Declaration of Independence From Fear

If we have any chance of saving our Republic, and I believe we do, that chance will have to come from the public itself. And it will take all of us.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/decl...

A Declaration of Independence From Fear | Common Dreams

If we have any chance of saving our Republic, and I believe we do, that chance will have to come from the public itself. And it will take all of us.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

Opinion

Trump Is Turning the US Into the Planet’s Rogue Nation
Globally, fossil fuel emissions for producing electricity plateaued—even fell slightly—over the first half of the year. It’s an epochal moment for the planet, but US emissions still rose.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Trump Is Turning the US Into the Planet's Rogue Nation | Common Dreams

Globally, fossil fuel emissions for producing electricity plateaued—even fell slightly—over the first half of the year. It’s an epochal moment for the planet, but US emissions still rose.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

Opinion

Meeting Our Angry Moment With Fellowship and Laughter
What we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/ange...

Meeting Our Angry Moment With Fellowship and Laughter | Common Dreams

What we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

www.commondreams.org

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blackpowder50.bsky.social @blackpowder50.bsky.social · 1h

Also, a quote used by Freemasons!

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#StressBreak

Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes (2025 Update)

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Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes (2025 Update) - QuoteFancy

Discover the Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes, as voted by QuoteFancy readers. Updated October 2025. Download free, high-quality (4K) pictures and wallpapers featuring the best Jesse Jackson Quotes.

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blackpowder50.bsky.social @blackpowder50.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks for the nod.

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@blackpowder50.bsky.social

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

@blackpowder50.bsky.social

#StressBreak

Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes (2025 Update)

Rob ✌️

Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes (2025 Update) - QuoteFancy

Discover the Top 160 Jesse Jackson Quotes, as voted by QuoteFancy readers. Updated October 2025. Download free, high-quality (4K) pictures and wallpapers featuring the best Jesse Jackson Quotes.

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

@blackpowder50.bsky.social

Good ~ Evening BP 😊 ✌️

Regina, Saskatchewan 🌾

Thanks for being a regular visitor 🕊️

Rob & Bhodi and BettyWhite

Be Well 🙏🏻

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

ICE Is Sending People to a Prison in Africa’s Only Absolute Monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 1h

How the Border Patrol Uses Rodeos to Recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

www.motherjones.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 2h

ICE Is Hounding Chicago Area Locals With Excessive Chemical Munitions

Officers are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, a lawsuit says, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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