Pompous Pinniped
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@milestaylor.bsky.social knows first hand the danger of Trump’s authoritarian impulses
He pushed back from inside the first Trump administration & has now launched defiance.org — a bold call to action
Proud that @democracydefendersfund.org is included!
He pushed back from inside the first Trump administration & has now launched defiance.org — a bold call to action
Proud that @democracydefendersfund.org is included!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@milestaylor.bsky.social knows first hand the danger of Trump’s authoritarian impulses
He pushed back from inside the first Trump administration & has now launched defiance.org — a bold call to action
Proud that @democracydefendersfund.org is included!
He pushed back from inside the first Trump administration & has now launched defiance.org — a bold call to action
Proud that @democracydefendersfund.org is included!
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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"Starting in December 2024, the researchers began contacting the affected telecoms. T-Mobile responded by encrypting its satellite transmissions within weeks, but responses from other cell carriers were mixed."
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Starting in December 2024, the researchers began contacting the affected telecoms. T-Mobile responded by encrypting its satellite transmissions within weeks, but responses from other cell carriers were mixed."
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
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Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
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“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
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Virginia Giuffre's family: "The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for child sex trafficking. During DAG Todd Blanche's bizarre interview, she is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history."
August 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Virginia Giuffre's family: "The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for child sex trafficking. During DAG Todd Blanche's bizarre interview, she is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history."
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“The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.
There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate in more than a decade, according to a news release from the state health department.”
There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate in more than a decade, according to a news release from the state health department.”
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate | CNN
The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.
www.cnn.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.
There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate in more than a decade, according to a news release from the state health department.”
There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate in more than a decade, according to a news release from the state health department.”
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Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
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The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show
Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...
wapo.st
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.
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Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show.
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
August 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show.
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
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No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely and with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
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August 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely and with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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A Border Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
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A CBP Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
Video obtained and verified by 404 Media shows a CBP official wearing Meta's AI glasses, which are capable of recording and connecting with AI. “I think it should be seen in the context of an agency t...
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August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A Border Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
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thanks to the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you can now read through the entire run of one of the first video game magazines ever made
Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda
Preservationists at the Video Game History Foundation purchased the rights to Computer Entertainer, the first video game magazine ever written and uploaded it for free.
www.404media.co
August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
thanks to the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you can now read through the entire run of one of the first video game magazines ever made
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"Last night I was informed that tomorrow will be my last day in the FBI. I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I currently have no answers," the FBI's former acting director, Brian Driscoll, wrote in a farewell message to colleagues.
FBI ousts ex-acting director, other agents, in latest purge, people briefed say reut.rs/4frYulJ
FBI ousts ex-acting director, other agents, in latest purge, people briefed say
The FBI is firing another round of employees, including former Acting Director Brian Driscoll, in its latest moves against officials who worked on issues that drew President Donald Trump's ire, four people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
reut.rs
August 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Last night I was informed that tomorrow will be my last day in the FBI. I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I currently have no answers," the FBI's former acting director, Brian Driscoll, wrote in a farewell message to colleagues.
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Epstein victims speak out: This "smacks of a cover up."
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant the DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant the DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
Epstein victims speak out: This ‘smacks of a cover up’
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Epstein victims speak out: This "smacks of a cover up."
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant the DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant the DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
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The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
August 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
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NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response.
She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.
She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response.
She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.
She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.
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NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
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The next part of the plan to steal the midterms and/or the 2028 election - an attempt to do a mid-decade census to take seats and electoral votes away from blue states. I knew this was coming.
August 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The next part of the plan to steal the midterms and/or the 2028 election - an attempt to do a mid-decade census to take seats and electoral votes away from blue states. I knew this was coming.
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The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”
RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Federal Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research
The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”
www.forbes.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”
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New from 404 Media: ICE is buying iris scanning tech for its deportation arm. Usually this tech, called MORIS and IRIS, is used by Sheriff's Offices to identify known people. Now ICE says it is buying it for Enforcement and Removal Operations, which does deportations www.404media.co/ice-is-buyin...
ICE Is Buying Mobile Iris Scanning Tech for Its Deportation Arm
MORIS and I.R.I.S. was designed for Sheriff's Offices to identify known persons with their iris. Now ICE says it plans to buy the tech.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is buying iris scanning tech for its deportation arm. Usually this tech, called MORIS and IRIS, is used by Sheriff's Offices to identify known people. Now ICE says it is buying it for Enforcement and Removal Operations, which does deportations www.404media.co/ice-is-buyin...