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“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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11) The discussion about health care was useful PR, but covered up discussion over the power of the purse, which is fundamental. If the WH doesn't have to follow the law, it doesn't matter what you pass.
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
11) The discussion about health care was useful PR, but covered up discussion over the power of the purse, which is fundamental. If the WH doesn't have to follow the law, it doesn't matter what you pass.
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
With the remaining approps bills + CR, Dems still could fight that fight. If they're smart
I would much rather the Secretary of Defense be obsessed with innovation in drone usage in the Ukraine war instead of chugging HGH and doing push-ups on social media.
once again the secretary of defense is worth reading
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/the-triump...
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/the-triump...
The Triumph of the Operator
GWOT, Signalgate, and the Cult of the Operator making National Security Policy
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I would much rather the Secretary of Defense be obsessed with innovation in drone usage in the Ukraine war instead of chugging HGH and doing push-ups on social media.
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Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door. All were found not guilty on Monday.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting
Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door.
thebarbedwire.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door. All were found not guilty on Monday.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
If the bluesky power elite could use their outsized influence in the realm of cultural production to get the late Art Lown's album "Piper Oz the Hound" reissued on vinyl, I would appreciate it.
Deep Blue Sea
YouTube video by Art Lown - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If the bluesky power elite could use their outsized influence in the realm of cultural production to get the late Art Lown's album "Piper Oz the Hound" reissued on vinyl, I would appreciate it.
After seeing another spam call from an area code I haven't lived in since the early 2010s bounce harmlessly off of my silenced cell phone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
After seeing another spam call from an area code I haven't lived in since the early 2010s bounce harmlessly off of my silenced cell phone.
Looking at this app is a good use of my time that I will not at all regret.
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Looking at this app is a good use of my time that I will not at all regret.
I see folks writing this a lot, but this shutdown fight revealed that the administration is willing and able to illegally disrupt payments, and they now have evidence that it is a highly effective strategy
Expect them to stop funds again during the January shutdown, and fight in court at every step
Expect them to stop funds again during the January shutdown, and fight in court at every step
Notably, the deal funds Ag for the entire fiscal year so SNAP wouldn’t be an issue in a Jan 30 shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I see folks writing this a lot, but this shutdown fight revealed that the administration is willing and able to illegally disrupt payments, and they now have evidence that it is a highly effective strategy
Expect them to stop funds again during the January shutdown, and fight in court at every step
Expect them to stop funds again during the January shutdown, and fight in court at every step
This is a hyper-niche social app for sports talk now.
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is a hyper-niche social app for sports talk now.
"The worst part of the Dr. Frankenstein thing was the hypocrisy."
"I disagree. I thought it was the reanimating corpses with electricity."
"I disagree. I thought it was the reanimating corpses with electricity."
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"The worst part of the Dr. Frankenstein thing was the hypocrisy."
"I disagree. I thought it was the reanimating corpses with electricity."
"I disagree. I thought it was the reanimating corpses with electricity."
Law & Order Star Wars
Dexter Jettster is found dead in his abandoned diner. A Coruscant detective near retirement and her droid partner navigate the city's dangerous post-revolution streets. A prosecutor with war trauma and a shrouded past builds a case that may bring down the fragile New Republic.
Dexter Jettster is found dead in his abandoned diner. A Coruscant detective near retirement and her droid partner navigate the city's dangerous post-revolution streets. A prosecutor with war trauma and a shrouded past builds a case that may bring down the fragile New Republic.
Fast and Furious but Star Wars, and I'm serious
hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Law & Order Star Wars
Dexter Jettster is found dead in his abandoned diner. A Coruscant detective near retirement and her droid partner navigate the city's dangerous post-revolution streets. A prosecutor with war trauma and a shrouded past builds a case that may bring down the fragile New Republic.
Dexter Jettster is found dead in his abandoned diner. A Coruscant detective near retirement and her droid partner navigate the city's dangerous post-revolution streets. A prosecutor with war trauma and a shrouded past builds a case that may bring down the fragile New Republic.
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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I hate sports.
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I hate sports.
First time I've seen a phishing attempt like this on good old bsky dot app
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
First time I've seen a phishing attempt like this on good old bsky dot app
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album is a wonderful, underheralded (in retrospect if not at the time) artifact of the high outlaw period that is really the work of an outsider's outsider
while i was in 21 hours of labor on tuesday (...) the posts kept coming :) got the chance to speak with the inimitable and kind James Talley for Don't Rock The Inbox about the 50th anniversary of 'Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money But We Sure Got A Lot Of Love' www.dontrocktheinbox.com/james-talley...
James Talley On 50 Years of 'Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got A Lot Of Love'
The veteran singer-songwriter talks with DRTI about his timeless debut, and the half-century since.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
album is a wonderful, underheralded (in retrospect if not at the time) artifact of the high outlaw period that is really the work of an outsider's outsider
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Ground stop in effect at O'Hare Airport due to staffing issues, FAA says
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ground-stop-effect-chicago-ohare-airport-amid-nationwide-flight-cancellations-during-government-shutdown-2025/18130493/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ground-stop-effect-chicago-ohare-airport-amid-nationwide-flight-cancellations-during-government-shutdown-2025/18130493/
Ground stop in effect at O'Hare Airport due to staffing issues, FAA says
A ground stop is in effect at Chicago O'Hare International Airport due to staffing issues, the FAA website said on Saturday afternoon.
abc7chicago.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ground stop in effect at O'Hare Airport due to staffing issues, FAA says
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ground-stop-effect-chicago-ohare-airport-amid-nationwide-flight-cancellations-during-government-shutdown-2025/18130493/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ground-stop-effect-chicago-ohare-airport-amid-nationwide-flight-cancellations-during-government-shutdown-2025/18130493/
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This is what future celebrities were supposed to be, not politics streamers
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is what future celebrities were supposed to be, not politics streamers
Lord, give me strength
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Lord, give me strength
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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There are too many men. Just in general, every space or industry could be improved by having fewer men.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
There are too many men. Just in general, every space or industry could be improved by having fewer men.
The shutdown is as much about recission and impoundment as it is about healthcare. If they weren't trying to use blatantly illegal (and in a rational reading, unconstitutional) impoundment to an unprecedented degree, the government would probably already be open.
Apparently Schumer's offer also included a legal guarantee of appropriations being spent as specified.
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The shutdown is as much about recission and impoundment as it is about healthcare. If they weren't trying to use blatantly illegal (and in a rational reading, unconstitutional) impoundment to an unprecedented degree, the government would probably already be open.
English-language Bluesky discourse on any American political topic is a dialogue between two camps:
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
English-language Bluesky discourse on any American political topic is a dialogue between two camps:
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Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul
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Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc