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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 12m

The Lockheed Martin Anti-Peace Prize

LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 14m

Give him the Nobel War prize for naming things after war?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17m

Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

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CNN @cnn.com · 11m

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, described as a "brave and committed champion of peace." Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3VV7gjc

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 11m

Who's willing to release this paper from behind the paywall?

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy - Nature Sustainability

The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the total energy production by the biggest companies globally.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 11m

"Democracy is a pre-condition for lasting peace, however we live in a world where democracy is in retreat," the Nobel Peace Prize chair adds, saying that "more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms" and turning to violence.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 23m

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 2h

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Trans healthcare group partners with Irish universities to expand free injection supply programme

Transgress the NGS has announced a new phase of its Injection Supply Programme for trans folks in universities across Ireland.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 6h

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 1h

im sure moving even further to the right will improve his polling.

was at 80% disapproval last i checked.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM is reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has been accused of pushing some of his last remaining progressive allies out of government, as he embarks on another shake-up of his Downing Street operation designed to empower his chief secretary, Darren Jones. The prime minister is overseeing a reorganisation of several key parts of his government, including the delivery and policy units, to refocus the policy work and give Jones more direct control of the machinery of government. Continue reading...

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 1d

Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today.

The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.

Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility

The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

“We’re physically seeing the impacts of a changing climate on these communities. … And the fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem.”

(Published May with KYUK)

Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.

www.propublica.org

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9h

Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump reut.rs/4o8KAYD

Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, in a year overshadowed by a months-long campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump to win what is arguably the world's most prestigious award.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

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A screenshot from the washington post. The headline reads Justice Department indicts N.Y. attorney general

A screen shot from Democracy Docket. The headline reads: In Latest Political Prosecution, Trump's DOJ Indicts New York AG Letitia James

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Goddess Of All That She Encounters (G.O.A.T.S.E.) @textwhileudrive.bsky.social · 9h

appropriation of their pepe fascism

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cygnusxyz.bsky.social @cygnusxyz.bsky.social · 11h

Jesus. You'd think the "tough" guys in today's Gestapo wouldn't be afraid of frogs but, here we are ...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 9h

John Reid trying to thread the needle as an LGB without the T guy only for his running mate to talk about how he shouldn’t be allowed to get married in a televised debate, sucks to suck

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 16h

Segal also said on Israeli television that there is no such thing as a phase two to the deal, and that the war will resume.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10h

“But in the Nazi scheme of things one concession from a yielding opponent must lead quickly to another.”

— The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, p. 553

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 10h

So Scott Leiendecker's company KNOWiNK has a lot more GOP operatives working for it at high levels than I've seen anyone report yet.

-The Chief Strategy Officer was a campaign GOP consultant, working for Mike Huckabee and others.
-More than one KNOWiNK employee worked on Ed Martin's 2012 campaign/

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 13h

Oh www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

CNN headline: Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting
Systems, says he'll push for paper ballots

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Goddess Of All That She Encounters (G.O.A.T.S.E.) @textwhileudrive.bsky.social · 10h

“Charlie Kirk was doing politics the right way.” by targeting professors for group harassment and stochastic terrorism.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

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