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Peter Evans @evanspw.bsky.social · 54m

The ad spend is never coming back, dipshit.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free. Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 1h

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

(I'm surprised it's that low...)

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

The Pentagon Press Association said the government’s policy for journalists covering the Defense Department still appears “designed to stifle a free press and potentially expose us to prosecution."

The Pentagon’s revised press rules are unacceptable, journalists’ group says

The Pentagon Press Association said the government’s policy still appears “designed to stifle a free press and potentially expose us to prosecution.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 19h

AND NOW...A REMINDER!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12h

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 4h

diggy dog 🪩

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Indivisible Charleston Chapter @chsindivisible.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @holycitysinner.com for spreading the word about the legit events happening on Oct. 18!

No Kings Rallies Scheduled for Columbia, North Charleston, and Summerville

Indivisible Charleston will join other South Carolina Indivisible chapters for a “No Kings” event in Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Attendees will rally at the Statehouse before ma...

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 4h

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 15h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 4h

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16h

You have got to be joking hahaha

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Sickening.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

“The law does not permit this kind of prolonged deprivation of an individual’s liberty without any allegations or charges of violating the law,” said Jean Elizabeth Reisz, an attorney representing Marin, who is also a USC law professor.

lataco.com/bayron-rovid...

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 16h

🤣🤣 seems legit!

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21h

What a joke.

Trump Returns To TikTok To Tell Gen Z They 'Owe Me Big' After He 'Saved' The Platform

www.comicsands.com

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 21h

The indictment two weeks ago followed an extraordinary chain of events that saw Mr Trump publicly implore Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Mr Comey and other perceived adversaries.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty in Congress case

The indictment two weeks ago followed an extraordinary chain of events that saw Mr Trump publicly implore Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Mr Comey and other perceived adversaries.

www.abc.net.au

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 21h

Young pregnant women don’t trust Republicans to do shit for them because you already took their reproductive rights away.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."