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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 5h

Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold

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Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches.

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 8h

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TikToker shot by federal agents, deputy US marshal hit by ricochet bullet during South LA operation | Haystack News

Witnesses said the man is a well-known TikToker who regularly follows ICE. He goes by Richard LA online. DHS said he's an undocumented immigrant.

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 18h

GOP health plan finally revealed: just die already.
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RFK Jr. to unveil new guidance encouraging more saturated fats

Foods like butter, cheese and red meat could be reemphasized in new dietary guidelines.

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 20h

Report: Rubio Traded MS-13 Informants for El Salvador Prison Access

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Report: Rubio Traded MS-13 Informants for El Salvador Prison Access

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on March 13 to return nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody to El Salvador in exchange for access to the country's C...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 20h

Trump says $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project is 'terminated'; NY leaders react

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Trump says $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project is 'terminated'; NY leaders react

After pausing funding for the Hudson River Tunnel Project earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced the project is now "terminated."

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 20h

So when it was politicized. Shocked.

Trans identification among young Americans drops sharply since 2023: report

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Trans identification among young Americans drops sharply since 2023: report

A surprising shift is taking place in the gender and sexual identities of young Americans. Data from my new Centre for Heterodox Social Science report, “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Y...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 1d

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DOJ Whistleblower Says He Received Illegal Orders from Trump Appointee Emil Bove

A former Justice Department lawyer is speaking out about illegal orders he received while working under President Trump’s hand-picked assistant U.S. attorney general, Emil Bove. Whistleblower Erez Reu...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 1d

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Palestinian Woman Beaten Unconscious as Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Olive Farmers

In the occupied West Bank, the United Nations humanitarian affairs office says it’s documented 71 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in just one week. Among the victim...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 1d

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“We Are Under Attack”: Rep. Delia Ramirez on Immigration Crackdown in Chicago, Gov’t Shutdown & More

“We are under attack by our own federal government,” says Democratic Congressmember for Illinois Delia Ramirez about Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago. “What we’re seeing is an agency that has ...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 1d

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SNAP Benefits Halted In MD Due To Government Shutdown

Millions of Americans will not receive SNAP benefits until the federal government shutdown ends. Here's what that means for Maryland.

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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Economic Populism Is Powerful, but Democrats’ Brand Is Toxic

Populist economic policies grounded in the value of work and commonsense notions of fairness may be able to win over constituencies that have abandoned Democrats in recent decades. There’s a problem t...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump: No Money for Health Care, Plenty for Argentina

Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, is the lucky winner of $40 billion that Donald Trump managed to conjure from thin air. Less lucky are the Americans who rely on the government programs...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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Socialists Must Aim for More Than Redistribution

Beyond the basic project of redistribution lies a more ambitious undertaking: What if we could collectively decide what society produces, instead of letting market logic dictate our needs and desires?

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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The Red Scare Is American Past and Present

If we want to understand how we arrived in this authoritarian moment in 2025, we need to understand one of the central pathways that brought us here: McCarthyism.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 2d

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans will not go out as planned November 1 if the shutdown continues.

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal

“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians, in what it calls security prisoners or detainees,” says Sari Bashi, an Israel...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

Government shutdown.

Thousands of Passengers Impacted in US as Envoy, American, Delta, SkyWest, and Other Airlines Cancel 320 Flights and Cause 5,300 Delays Across Pensacola, Fresno, Arlington, Dallas, Romulus, and More - Travel And Tour World www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...

Thousands of Passengers Impacted in US as Envoy, American, Delta, SkyWest, and Other Airlines Cancel 320 Flights and Cause 5,300 Delays Across Pensacola, Fresno, Arlington, Dallas, Romulus, and More -...

Thousands of Passengers Impacted in US as Envoy, American, Delta, SkyWest, and Other Airlines Cancel 320 Flights and Cause 5,300 Delays Across Pensacola, Fresno, Arlington, Dallas, Romulus, and More d...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration

Shrapnel fragments rained on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detail

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

Holsey's retirement raises concerns over Caribbean strikes share.google/Y4w5UZdd5Nn3...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 2d

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Einstein’s overlooked idea could explain how the Universe really began

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind creation. Their simulations show that gravity and qua...

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 4d

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"No Kings" Protest (and Arrests) Begin

NSPM-7 is already being used to detain protesters for speech

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All Around Nerd 42 @allaroundnerd42.bsky.social · 4d

It's official—the USDA is imposing new work requirements for receiving SNAP benefits starting November 1 in all states www.lagradaonline.com/us/usda-new-...