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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 8m

They've been arguing in court repeatedly that there are no plans for a shutdown and that they will honor all statutory obligations.
Not sure what a legal system does with a government that simply isn't credible.

Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Brian Kelley @briankelleynj.com · 8m

Yeah, it closed suddenly around early 2022. There were rumors it was to be renovated and reopened within weeks of the closure, but it never happened. Also, the Black Forest Acre health food store here was recently sold to Soulberry Natural Market. From July...

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Hamilton store sold after 30 years; new owners announce changes

There will be a new loyalty program and sales!

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Talkin’ Baseball (Bot) @talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social · 50m

Orioles have expressed interest in hiring Albert Pujols as their new manager, per @Alden_Gonzalez

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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 4h

Core to playing this down is pretending that "Young Republicans" aren't 40 years old with top positions in both the party and government. One's a state senator.

Nathan Bernard @nathantbernard.bsky.social · 5h

the "kids" were mostly 30+ years old and said they love hitler

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 40m

Meanwhile, Justice Gorsuch is nodding along to oral arguments at the Supreme Court about how there’s no racism in politics anymore

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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Brian Kelley @briankelleynj.com · 39m

Also known as the "Hegseth has a micropenis" speech...

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1h

UPDATE: Sources tell us that NSA staff are *also* included in being forced to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech (that he already forced top military generals to listen to).

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

Brian Kelley @briankelleynj.com · 1h

Something for @marketreportblog.bsky.social ?

Sprouts is reportedly moving in to the long-shuttered Hamilton Farm market in Mercerville Shopping Center on Route 33 in Hamilton Twp. (Mercer County), NJ.

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Photo of old Hamilton Farms in Hamilton Township (Mercer County), NJ (photo: Brian Kelley)

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Brian Kelley @briankelleynj.com · 2h

Phillies legend...

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 3h

Twins To Interview Nick Punto About Managerial Vacancy

The Twins’ search for a new manager has taken them to a familiar name, as The Athletic’s Dan Hayes and Dennis Lin report that the club will be speaking with former utilityman Nick Punto. The Padres currently employ Punto as a coach on their big league staff, and granted the Twins permission for an interview…

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 4h

Weird this keeps happening

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 4h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

MacCALLUM: Andrew Cuomo tomorrow night in that debate, he's gonna say 'I'm gonna bring 5,000 more police officers to the street.' Will you match that?

MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 3h

Zohran Mamdani gives message directly to Trump during his Fox interview:

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Mike Bowers @themikebowers.com · 12h

“…grasping at straws about people making Hitler and rape jokes” is certainly one way to look at things.

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

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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

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Deacon Blue @deaconbluemusic.bsky.social · 12h

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOUGIE! 🥁🎉

Today we raise a toast (and a drumstick or two) to the one and only Dougie Vipond, the man who’s been keeping time with style since day one!

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Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 19h

Incredible that telling someone with ALS that you have a copyright on Play Index queries didn’t end well

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 20h

Beefing with the most beloved person in baseball media didn’t go well? Wild, unforeseen!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h

This is a great factcheck on the DHS sizzle videos of them rounding up immigrants: they are leaving a lot of context out.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 22h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 22h

BREAKING: Car bomb explodes near mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador; multiple casualties reported

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Andrea Rowe @andyrowe8880.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget the "Umbrella Man" who was smashing windows & starting fires during the George Floyd protest in Minneapolis. They dubbed him antifa but he was a white supremacist shite-stirrer!

They will plant their people and blame antifa! Video it all!

Read on and be prepared. ☮️💙

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

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Brian Kelley @briankelleynj.com · 1d

Yeah, but it would have been much easier to fly a route that drew how many wins they have in the ALCS.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter 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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