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Surf @surf.social · 4h

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1h

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattrelli clashed during their final debate of the New Jersey governor’s race, with each chiding the other, “Shame on you” in heated exchanges.

'Shame on you': Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli spar in final debate of New Jersey governor's race

Sherrill accused the Republican of directly contributing to opioid deaths, while Ciattarelli suggested the Democrat is hiding her involvement in a Naval Academy cheating scandal.

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Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 1h

So now we have the "Portland frog" AND the "DC Sandwitch Guy"? Is there a Chiago Resistence Symbol yet?

Cindy C 🏖 @coastal-cin.bsky.social · 11h

The frog started it, & they peper sprayed them thru the costume air vent.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

ICE pepper-sprayed a protester in a frog costume. Now the “Portland Frog” is a symbol of absurd resistance

"Is this really what you guys consider to be 'domestic terrorists?'"

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Cindy C 🏖 @coastal-cin.bsky.social · 11h

The frog started it, & they peper sprayed them thru the costume air vent.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

ICE pepper-sprayed a protester in a frog costume. Now the “Portland Frog” is a symbol of absurd resistance

"Is this really what you guys consider to be 'domestic terrorists?'"

www.yahoo.com

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Emelia 👸🏻 @thisismissem.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Hey #fediforum, I've an ask: If you attended my session at the end of FediForum today, and you'd like to see me continue to work on these ideas, please support me financially.

Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet.

I need €60-70k […]

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.j12t.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h

#fediforum is over. All went well. Good discussions, great keynote, amazing demos. Attendees seem to be happy, or so they said.

Time for a nap.

I declare I have earned it! Ha!

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Surf @surf.social · 4h

Fall #FediForum has wrapped, but if you want to catch up on everything that happened, follow @timothychambers.net's feed, created with Surf and published to @bsky.app, here:

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3h

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7h

very interesting what is not allowed these days. in this case, basic archiving of real videos

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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Politico @politico.com · 6h

Trump's off-script comments are causing shutdown headaches for GOP leaders.

Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 6h

Close-up photos of Bondi’s prepared attack lines have circulated widely on social media.

Pam Bondi Inadvertently Flashes Her Handwritten Attack Notes For Off-The-Rails Hearing

Close-up photos of Bondi’s prepared attack lines have circulated widely on social media.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 6h

Bridgestone expects a tougher second half as its US business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted production

Bridgestone CEO Sees US Slowdown, Cyberattack, Tariffs Hurting Second Half

Bridgestone Corp. expects a tougher second half as its US business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted production.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

NEW: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year.

The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.

With @opb.org

Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 6h

Contrary to what you may have heard, both parties support federal funding for hospitals treating anyone who needs emergency care.

Top Republicans Back Emergency Care For Undocumented Immigrants

Contrary to what you may have heard, both parties support federal funding for hospitals treating anyone who needs emergency care.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 8h

Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 8h

CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...

2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues)
Spending 7061 7166 105
Program spending 6108 6205 97
Interest 953 961 9
Revenue 5163 5226 63
Primary deficit 945 979 34
Total deficit 1898 1940 42

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Travis F W @travisfw.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 7h

#softwareconcept from #fediforum ActivityPub-complete, a back-end (or a layer, like a persistence layer / DBMS) that enables new web apps to be built without reimplementing ActivityPub

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FediForum @fediforum.org · 7h

It's a wrap for FediForum Day 2, and the entire October 2025 FediForum. We had a blast, and attendees have told us the same.

Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

It's a wrap for FediForum Day 2, and the entire October 2025 FediForum. We had a blast, and attendees have told us the same.

Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.

And to be notified of the next online FediForum […]

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Emelia 👸🏻 @thisismissem.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 7h

I may have just broken the minds of ActivityPub developers at #fediforum, but the question I posed was "what happens if we do this differently? What other ways of building the Fediverse are there? Why are we building monolithic applications?"

The first half of the session was very much so an […]

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

I continue to just respect the hell out of this guy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 8h

Social media is very effective at creating sin-eaters. A sin-eater is different from an ephemeral main-character. It's a recurring "well would you look at that guy" person you see screenshotted on your feed constantly, who is meant to stand in for the evils of some larger group you dislike

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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FediForum @fediforum.org · 1d

FediForum got a mention today in a piece on Mastodon Starter Packs in The Verge. Mastodon starter packs are coming, and were discussed at #FediForum today.

www.theverge.com/news/794988/...

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Starter Packs, but for Mastodon.

www.theverge.com

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