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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 34m

The head of the ADL is a literal Nazi apologist.

Jonathan Greenblatt ®
@JGreenblattADL
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What was reported in @politico is offensive and very concerning. But I'm also glad that many leaders, including @EliseStefanik and @RepMikeLawler, spoke out strongly and swiftly against these hateful statements. This is what leadership looks like - and is how decency and morality can be modeled.

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Seth Moulton @sethmoulton.bsky.social · 1h

I am returning AIPAC donations and refusing to accept any donations or support from them.

The FEC filing I made yesterday reflects that we are returning donations.

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desert hazard @amasaback.bsky.social · 25m

Nooooooooo!
www.thebanner.com/economy/data...

Massive data centers invaded Virginia — and Maryland wants to be next

Virginia’s rapid accumulation of nearly 600 data centers now feels like a warning for some Marylanders, as businesses and local governments look to attract the giant facilities.

www.thebanner.com

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desert hazard @amasaback.bsky.social · 47m

Loving these parents speaking out against inequitable school boundaries at the MCPS BOE meeting! ✊

www.youtube.com/live/sQk2V0v...

Board of Education - Board Work Session - 10/16/25

YouTube video by MCPS-MD

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desert hazard @amasaback.bsky.social · 1h

Congrats! Very well deserved.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

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desert hazard @amasaback.bsky.social · 1h

The growing threats to our national security are absolutely jaw dropping.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Now imagine who else was listening—and learning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Leavitt says Trump and Putin were on the phone for more than 2 hours

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2h

And now separately the top national security prosecutor in Maryland, Thomas Sullivan, arrives and goes into same grand jury room....

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN: As we await a possible indictment of former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton related to classified info handling, 4 men appearing to be prosecutors and/or FBI agents just arrived at fed court in Greenbelt, Maryland and entered grand jury room. GJ at lunch now.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes his “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” feels relatively normal and appropriate.

This is not one of those times.

Donald J. Trump * @realDonaldTrump
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If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2h

"‘Gruesome videos’: social media pushes distressing news to children, experts say.
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘Gruesome videos’: social media pushes distressing news to children, experts say

Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3h

President Trump says he's having a lengthy discussion this morning with Russia's leader.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3h

The latest effort to assist employees of the shuttered US government funded global broadcaster Voice of America: A comedy show. wtop.com/local/2025/10/voa-em...

VOA employees hope a comedy show in DC will raise awareness for laid off journalists - WTOP News

A movement emerged among the displaced employees of Voice of America called #SAVEVOA.

wtop.com

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Mary Ellen Klas @maryellenklas.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's politicization of the military is threatening to reopen a trust gap between civilians and troops that the US hasn't seen since the Vietnam War. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

National Guard Troops Didn’t Sign Up for This

“Nobody signed up for this.” That’s the reaction I keep getting from military and National Guard veterans about President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to US cities over the objections of Democr...

www.bloomberg.com

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Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦 @carmelacruz.bsky.social · 3h

GIFT ARTICLE

JD and Kegsbreath going to Camp Pendleton to shoot off missiles during the No Kings Day protest. What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

A Military Celebration Sparks Another Newsom-Trump Feud

www.nytimes.com

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himay @himay.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 3h

U.S. passport drops out of top 10 ranking on global index for first time - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/10/15/us-passport-henley-ranking-list/

Gift link: https://wapo.st/4orrBsK

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sylviseb 💙🌈☮️🌊💙💛Maga➡️blocked💛💙🌎🌻✌️🦋 @sylviseb.bsky.social · 2h

Does he want to bankrupt US States, esp. "Blue" states, so that he can then declare them national emergencies & take total control of them? His funding cuts to states are unprecedented and devasting to states!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...

How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves

www.nytimes.com

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piquedpensioner.bsky.social @piquedpensioner.bsky.social · 2h

A heartrending story (gift link):
"Some members see their mission as weeding out society’s weakest, which they deem to include mentally ill, gay or transgender youths."

Convergence of online predatory psychopaths w/ the GOP, as exemplified by Young Republicans & too many elected officials, is vile.

‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die

The suicide of a 13-year-old from Washington state set off a years-long global investigation to find an elusive online user called “White Tiger.”

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 3h

🧵How Native Americans are impacted by the government shutdown…

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 2h

“Evidence gathered by The Telegraph reveals Russia is using rape as a weapon of war in occupied Ukraine […] Their testimonies, including accounts of rape, torture, and forced disappearances, reveal a pattern of systematic abuse intended to terrorize the local population into submission.”

Sexual violence, torture and betrayal: Life under Putin's occupation

Evidence gathered by The Telegraph reveals Russia is using rape as a weapon of war in occupied Ukraine

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 2h

round and round we go

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 2h

Congratulations Gabriela Campos! -
Santa Fe photographer lowrider work featured in Washington D.C.
www.koat.com/article/new-...

New Mexico lowrider work featured in Washington DC museum

The museum in Washington D.C. includes images by Santa Fe photographer Gabriela Campos.

www.koat.com

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The Washington Broadsheet @washbroadsheet.bsky.social · 2h

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Maryland Attorney General Issues Sweeping Limits on Maryland Police Cooperation with Federal Law Enforcement and Immigration.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Wednesday issued a sweeping memorandum directing state and local law enforcement agencies to follow Maryland law—not federal policy—when participating in ...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 6h

🚨The new escalation of “normal” violence includes breaking into homes, ransacking/destroying property and THEN disappearing families. 🚨🚨We. Are. Occupied. 🚨🚨
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