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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 14h

The hoods are all the way off over on the hellsite

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Dad In Detroit @dadindetroit.bsky.social · 11h

Just incredible. It’s almost like it wasn’t torn open by a high velocity bullet at all!

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Dave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 10h

This is your daily reminder that amidst all of the craziness that dominates the Trump news cycle, prices continue to rise, health care costs are set to massively spike, and the jobs market is historically weak. Trump is a failed businessman who just pulled another huge con on the American people.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10h

MAGA thought they elected Trump to save America, but instead he’s saving Argentina. $40 billion now going to Trump’s buddy Javier Milei, while Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or basic healthcare.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 18h

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19h

The mismatch between wages and rental costs means many health-care workers commute long distances, live in inadequate housing or avoid remote locations where housing is limited, write experts. #canlab

Want More Health-Care Workers? Help Them with Housing | The Tyee

Employers and governments need to work together on solutions that would address shortages.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 21h

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 13h

The fish rots from the head bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · Aug 18

🧵 Trump's 79-Year History of RACISM #Racism

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𝕃𝕦𝕜𝕚𝕦𝕞 @americanmanifesto.news · 10h

From Hitler praise in private chats to real deaths, the pattern is clear: right‑wing rhetoric feeds violence. This analysis pulls 75 years of stats, showing 1,400 victims and a 2.6× attack gap.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 17h

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 21h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 9h

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Bill Wierenga 🖕🍊🤡 he/him @bwierenga.bsky.social · 9h

because they don't want to see it. That would make what they know they are doing real.

Bill Wierenga 🖕🍊🤡 he/him @bwierenga.bsky.social · 9h

I don't the GOP sees PEOPLE anymore except possible voters. I think they see us as budget line items - ACA and SNAP aren't people - all they see is money to people they feel are undeserving. They don't see the human suffering of lack of health care, ICE beatings, hungry children . . .

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Bill Wierenga 🖕🍊🤡 he/him @bwierenga.bsky.social · 9h

he's living his dream - that's pretty fucked up

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

On the Charlie Kirk show, Vought said federal firings could hit “north of 10,000” during the shutdown.

Companies lay people off to survive. This is different. He sounded like he’s enjoying the chance to fast-track his agenda. This isn’t about saving money, it’s about sabotaging the government.

Bill Wierenga 🖕🍊🤡 he/him @bwierenga.bsky.social · 9h

if this is real I would call this fairly accurate (his logic) except he would be in jail.

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Bill Wierenga 🖕🍊🤡 he/him @bwierenga.bsky.social · 9h

as an alcoholic myself (recovering) I can tell you to him his logic makes perfect sense. You have to understand when i was that far gone there was no actual logic anymore - except the type that let me drink (priorities). The worst part is every one of us thinks we're freaking brilliant!

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Suburbanista @suburbanista.bsky.social · 20h

"I don't know if you've heard the news, but DART isn't safe," Evans told Suburbanista from the scene of his latest car wreck.

"My body is acclimated to drinking on my commute because sharing the road with inattentive psychopaths is something I can't do sober. They won't let me drink on the train!"

Photo of man kneeling next to car wreck looking distraught, captioned with "Irving man with 13 DUIs says revoking his license would force him to use 'dangerous' public transit"

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 12h

Oh so now it's illegal to put a homemade license plate on your car that says I BE FARTING????

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

"Why doesn't Chicago want us to zip-tie more naked children in the middle of the night and shove them, screaming, into vans? So ungrateful for refusing our kind, helpful offer to help!"

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 13h

U.S. Judge Susan Illston has issued an order halting the Trump Administration’s plans to lay of 4,100 federal employees during the government shutdown.

The decision to target these workers was clearly politically motivated, as evidenced by…

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 20h

Far-right US influencer and rabble rouser Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Far-right US influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court on Wednesday backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 10h

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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