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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇺🇸"Comey to challenge appointment of Trump's inexperienced handpicked prosecutor" #JamesComey
#TrumpProsecutor

Comey to challenge appointment of Trump's inexperienced handpicked prosecutor

Former FBI Director James Comey will reportedly challenge the appointment of Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, as the interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District o...

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇺🇸"'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump"
#TrumpEpsteinScandal #HouseGOP

'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to one Dem in Congress.Rep. Eric Swal...

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇬🇧🌐"Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to ISIS, police say" #ISIS #ManchesterSynagogueAttack

Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to ISIS, police say | CNN

The assailant in last week’s attack on a synagogue in the British city of Manchester that left two congregants dead claimed allegiance to ISIS, police said Wednesday.

www.cnn.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇬🇧"UK Conservative leader pledges to scrap most taxes for home buyers" #UnitedKingdom #Conservatives #HomeBuyerTax

www.reuters.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇨🇦"House committee adds language, security checks to ‘Lost Canadians’ bill" #LostCanadiansBill
#ParliamentaryCommittee #Immigration

House committee adds language, security checks to ‘Lost Canadians’ bill

The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants, on langu...

www.ctvnews.ca

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇫🇷"Outgoing French PM hopeful for concessions to avoid snap elections" #Paris #France #Lecornu

Outgoing French PM hopeful for concessions to avoid snap elections

Sébastien Lecornu continues meetings with party leaders in effort to pass budget and avoid further instability

www.theguardian.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇬🇧🇺🇸 Great Deal Starmer - Maybe He Didn't Like The Caviar #KeirStarmer #NHS #TrumpTariffs #DrugPrices
"Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn"

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn

Experts warn a new deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive

www.independent.co.uk

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇮🇱🇵🇸"Israeli forces intercept new aid flotilla bound for Gaza" #NewAidFlotillaIntercepted #IsraelHamasConflict

Israeli forces intercept aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Activists on board nine vessels carrying food and medical supplies for Palestinians will be deported, Israel says.

www.bbc.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇺🇸"Pressure points: 5 ways the shutdown could end"
#GovernmentShutdown #USCongress

thehill.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 16h

👇🇨🇦🇺🇸"Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump" #CarneyTrumpMeeting #Pipelines
#TrumpTariffs #CanadianAluminum #CanadianSteel

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 17h

👇🇺🇸"Trump says Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail'" #TrumpThreats
#JBPritzker #BrandonJohnson #Chicago #Illinois

Trump says Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail'

The president's Truth Social post comes a day after federalized National Guard troops arrived in Illinois.

www.nbcnews.com

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Nancy Ann Gazo @nagazo.bsky.social · 1d

*snorts*
Hogsbreath lost all credibility long ago, after the first drunk tweets!

🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇺🇸"Hegseth’s ultimatum to generals sparks fears of departures" #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfWar
#PentagonGenerals

thehill.com

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A Soul In Stitches 🍁 @asoulinstitches.bsky.social · 2d

When the hell did Carney promise that? Never.

PP needs to get a job.

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇺🇸"Explosive claim around Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks MAGA civil war" #CharlieKirkKilling #MAGA

Explosive claim around Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks MAGA civil war

While the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk last month launched a flurry of conspiracy theories, an explosive new claim made Monday by one of Kirk’s former associates has sparked a civil w...

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇺🇸"Pam Bondi opens Senate hearing by laughing at attempts to rein in Trump" #PamBondi #SenateHearing

Pam Bondi opens Senate hearing by laughing at attempts to rein in Trump

As part of her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi paused, laughed and smirked when describing judicial efforts to rein in the Donald Trump administrati...

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇷🇺🇺🇦 Give Us Your First Born For Slaughter
"Russian regions are massively boosting military sign-up bonuses to lure more people to fight in Ukraine"
#RussianMilitary #SignupBonuses #UkraineWar

Russian regions are massively boosting military sign-up bonuses to lure more people to fight in Ukraine | CNN

Russian regions are dramatically increasing the amount of money they pay to new military recruits as analysts say “ideological” recruitment campaigns are no longer enough to motivate people to fight i...

www.cnn.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇩🇪"Mayor in western Germany in critical condition after stabbing, says source" #Germany #MayorStabbed
#Herdecke #IrisStalzer

www.reuters.com

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🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 1d

👇🇨🇦"Carney condemns Hamas on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks" #Oct7thHamasAttacks #PMCarney

Carney condemns Hamas on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Hamas and antisemitism in a statement marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 1d

“Aside from symptoms, these new variants possess specific mutations that make them more transmissible, essentially enabling them to pass from person to person more easily and hence, more quickly.”