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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 6h

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u... “Jacob’s said he stood by the Trump administration’s proposals to dismantle much of NOAA’s climate science enterprise, while also diverging from Mr. Trump’s statements that climate change is a “hoax,” #Farmers

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 6h

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Ingots We Trust

Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

thank you brett kavanaugh!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 17h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 17h

finance.yahoo.com/news/ceos-se... “According to KPMG's latest US CEO Outlook survey, which polled 400 chief executives at companies with at least $500 million in annual revenue, "86% said their organization will increase prices for their goods and services as needed." #TrumpChaos #RepublicanShutdown

CEOs send Trump a warning: Tariffs will disrupt our business — and raise prices

Most CEO say tariffs will raise costs and prices, forcing companies to rethink sourcing and growth strategies.

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 20h

www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... ““Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.” 🤬🤬🤬 #PublicHealth

Past surgeons general warn HHS Secretary Kennedy must go

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 20h

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u... It’s all BS!! I repeat “Trump says….” Is the most useless, meaningless phrase in the English language. He lies about everything, when will the @nytopinion.nytimes.com report the BS? #TrumpLies

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 20h

Have you have been following the Defense Department's attempt to prevent reporters with credentials from publishing anything that hasn't been approved? Well, by sticking together they appear to have won that fight. But there's more coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b... [gift article]

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 20h

www.nj.com/politics/202... “Morale has plummeted in our health agencies, and talent is fleeing at a time when we face rising threats — from resurgent infectious diseases to worsening chronic illnesses," they wrote” #RFKJrResign #PublicHealth
#TrumpDementia

Trump secretary hit with first-ever warning: ‘Cannot be ignored’

It is the first-of-its-kind warning from the former top health officials.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20h

Today in Judiciary, the MAGA Attorney General falsely accused me of taking money, “not only once but twice,” from “one of Epstein’s closest confidantes.”

She brought it up twice, in response to different questions, so no accident.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22h

We are in a health care crisis.

Democrats want to fix it. Republicans refuse to even talk about it.

We are in a health care crisis.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22h

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22h

Just go ahead and delete article 1 entirely while you’re at it.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 22h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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theblandone.bsky.social @theblandone.bsky.social · 22h

So the executive branch, of its own accord, is not only going to levy taxes, but assume the power of the purse to fund itself? Why do we have Congress then? And isn’t this pretty clearly a violation of his oath of office?

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 20h

As opposed to the @washingtonpost.com 🤬🤬🤦‍♂️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

If you're interested in buying my latest book and helping to support independent bookstores (instead of helping Jeff Bezos buy another yacht) then I humbly ask that you consider purchasing a copy from @bookshop.org bookshop.org/p/books/comi...

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 21h

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have created new obstacles for many people seeking Covid vaccines. But it has been particularly difficult to secure shots for children, including infants and toddlers, who are at higher risk of severe illness from Covid even if they are healthy.

Parents Struggle to Find Covid Vaccines for Their Children Amid Regulatory Confusion

Children under 12 need different versions of Covid vaccines, but many pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices aren’t stocking them.

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 23h

Dumbass 🤦‍♂️

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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 1d

80% of private-sector workers have access to paid sick leave—a record high!

But access varies depending on where you live and how much money you make:

Highest-paid workers: 96% have paid sick days
Lowest-paid workers: 41% have paid sick days

Learn more: www.epi.org/blog/access-...

Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal by geography and wage level

In a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on leave without pay for the duration of the shutdown (and possibly worse, if the threatened layoffs occur). If history is a guid...

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 1d

Funny, sounds like Trump and his Republican mafia.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

When Javier Milei took office, he warned Argentines to expect pain. 'This is the last bitter pill we have to swallow before starting to rebuild Argentina,' he told the crowd at his inauguration.

Two years on, many are still waiting for the medicine to kick in on.ft.com/46FjhiP

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The war on libraries continues www.404media.co/libraries-ca...

Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 1d

finance.yahoo.com/news/income-... “The New York Fed survey showed that consumers anticipate higher prices alongside sluggish pay growth. Expectations for inflation the year ahead increased from 3.2% to 3.4% in September.”

Income growth expectations slide to lowest since 2021 amid weak job market

In the New York Fed’s September consumer expectations survey, respondents anticipated a pay hike of just 2.4% over the next year, the lowest level since April 2021.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 1d

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... “In March 1999, 78 percent (!) of Americans said they approved of Bill Clinton’s handling of the economy. Polls show Trump with less than half that much approval for his economic policies, with those disapproving exceeding those approving by around 15 points.”

Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999?

Fear, not hope, permeates today’s technology hype

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