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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 21h

"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.

A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 3m

Removing all help for disabled students does what exactly?

It’s just eugenics.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 3m

Trump’s “Lasting Middle East Peace Plan” didn’t last 48 hours

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 6m

Alex Jones is a vicious turd who, if there was justice in this world, should die penniless in the gutter

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 49m

One of the biggest issues in democratic politics is how the consultants everyone hires sees voters as just a cash machine and they pummel them with messages asking for money instead of activating them for politics. It rightfully makes people extremely cynical.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 10h

Netanyahu announces Israel will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite it being a key ceasefire agreement clause.

Didn't take long, did it?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

www.theguardian.com

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Cindy Phyillaier @cphyilla.bsky.social · 11h

Rob Rogers

BIBI — ABOUT RIGHT…

The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 12h

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 36m

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Cindy Phyillaier @cphyilla.bsky.social · 11h

Ed Wexler

The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 12h

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Cindy Phyillaier @cphyilla.bsky.social · 10h

mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 10h

Drew Sheneman - Substack and Tribune Content Agency

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Annette Yancey Allgood @ayallgood.bsky.social · 1h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 11h

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 15h

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

Some of those people are currently on the staff of elected Republicans, in fact. They’re part of the present of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.