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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 11m

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1h

I've asked for clarification on whether the Howitzer rounds are being fired over the freeway and am awaiting response. Will update if and when I get it.

Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1h

Update: Marine official tells KPBS no munitions will be fired from Navy ships Saturday.

It's 155mm Howitzer rounds firing into designated ranges.

Recap: NO freeway closure, NO missiles from Navy ships over the 5.

Good afternoon Andrew,

Thank you for reaching out. No ordnance will be fired from U.S. Navy ships during this event.

The Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration is a live-fire event. Marines will fire 155mm high explosive rounds from M777 Howitzers. The M777 will fire into designated ranges with all safety precautions in place. Simulated explosives and visual effects will be used to enhance training value and audience understanding. Safety remains our top priority. All ordnance and pyrotechnics will be used under strict safety controls with emergency support on site.

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 3h

The people most not having children are our parents

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 4h

i subscribe to the new yorker primarily because it's still amazingly good at digging up Guys. "Revolutionary Socialism-Curious Landlord" is an inner circle hall of fame type of guy to uncover

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 4h

According to the Times it appears the admiral is stepping down over the ongoing extrajudicial attacks on alleged drug smuggling boats

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6h

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And here’s a statement from VP’s Press Secretary Taylor Van Kirk:

“Governor Newsom is spreading Fake News to Californians to fearmonger and score cheap political points. Vice President Vance is eager to be in California on Saturday celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Corps alongside United States Marines who, despite the Democrats’ shutdown, will continue to receive pay thanks to President Trump’s hard work.”

This is the entire narrative arc:

Left wing rag publishes fake news - https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1978601189718794528 (https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1978601189718794528)
Newsom Press office falls for it - https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/1978608530157371636 (https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/1978608530157371636)
Newsom doubles down - https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1978630114125435156 (https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1978630114125435156)
Marine Corps Debunks - https://x.com/USMC/status/1978685941729345722 (https://x.com/USMC/status/1978685941729345722)
VP’s Office Debunks - https://x.com/VPCommsDir/status/1978687876641501439 (https://x.com/VPCommsDir/status/1978687876641501439)

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6h

Just in: the VP's office is blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom of falling for, and spreading, "fake news."

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6h

I'm doing everything I can to find out what the Navy is or isn't launching over the 5 on Saturday. If you know dm me here or on Signal

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1d

I'll admit a lot of media-centered stories are a bit tedious but this one's important.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

apnews.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1d

We are so back 🦋

Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1d

www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Defense trade press statement on media restrictions at the Pentagon

Our statement on media restrictions at the Pentagon, made jointly with defense trade publications.

www.militarytimes.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1d

While Pentagon reporters turn in their badges rather than agree to give the government say in what they publish, the Pentagon shifts billions to pay troops despite the government shutdown

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 1d

San Diego is one of six semifinalists worldwide

www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

Veterans, supporters vie to get 2029 Invictus Games to San Diego

San Diego's bid, led by the San Diego British American Business Council and the city, is one of six finalists to host the bi-annual games in four years.

www.kpbs.org

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time we had more movies about submarines and I’m sick and fucking tired of having to say this obvious truth!

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 5d

October 11, 1984: A preseason game between the Mavs and 76ers at Reunion Arena in Dallas is cancelled with 3:19 to go in the first quarter due to "an over-waxed floor."

Philadelphia led 22-14 when the game was stopped.

*Stay for the lady pouring Comet on the floor at 0:12:

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

If only there was some way to find out if this is true

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 6d

“The truth is that antifa groups have been responsible for some of the most prescient & impactful organizing countering the far-right during the last decade”

Amazing corrective to liberal punditry abt antifa from Matthew Whitley (& basically the thesis of my book) theintercept.com/2025/09/27/t...

What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

theintercept.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

Consequences schmonsequences

Ken Stone @kenstonemedia.bsky.social · 6d

If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. timesofsandiego.com/business/202... @jayshams.bsky.social @brianstelter.bsky.social @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com

In stunning reversal, Dominion Voting drops defamation suit against SD's OAN

The stunning news broke Thursday, but the outcome was telegraphed six days earlier — Oct. 3 — in a joint motion filed by OAN owner Herring Networks and Denver-based Dominion.

timesofsandiego.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

Lots of ways for military families to get help as the first missed payday of the shutdown looms.

www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

San Diego nonprofits ready to help military families during shutdown

Here's where you can find free food, zero-interest loans and other support during the government shutdown.

www.kpbs.org

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Heather J. Chin @heatherjchin.bsky.social · 7d

Ken Burns: I often think of PBS is to communication as what the Declaration of Independence is to the country -- supporting a lifetime of learning... criticizes end of CPB and reallocation of $700M funding for public media as "short-sighted."

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