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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 7h

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15/10 Foundation @15outof10.org · 9h

Asher, our Friday fundraiser from two weeks ago, had a successful hip surgery! He is settled in his new foster home with a medical volunteer well-equipped to care for him. You'll be pleased to know his ears were unaffected and still very floppy ❤️‍🩹

Asher lays in a kennel with a huge cone around his neck. he looks directly into the camera and his ears are floppier than ever

Asher lays in a bed with the same cone around his head.

Asher is now in a different bed but this time he is sitting up and looking off to the side. one ear is folded forward while the other is folded to the side

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d

This is disgusting. And I can GUARANTEE you that lots of dumps are going to come out about lots of Republican electeds who are way too close to the people in these texts. 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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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 1d

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@hco96.bsky.social

During Videla’s reign in Argentina, the military kidnapped and killed members of the opposition, including pregnant women. Grandmothers organize as Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and spend years locating many of the kidnapped children.

An emotional and inspirational read!

Book cover with title: A Flower Traveled In My Blood - The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children
Haley Cohen Gilliland
In the background many women stand in front of a statue on a plaza holding protest posters

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekPforPink

Street scene in Cartagena, Colombia

A view of a street with several buildings, some white, several yellow, one light blue, and one pink and teal
There are several cars on the street and a man standing on the sidewalk with a hand cart.

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 2d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Take in the good news, too.

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3d

⚡️ A year after relearning to walk following a Russian attack, a Ukrainian journalist ran 10K.

Ukrainian journalist Olha Zvonarova, who learned to walk again after being severely wounded in a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, has just completed 10 kilometers at the Kyiv Marathon of Resilience.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 4d

If you run a small business mainly via TikTok, time to diversify your marketing plan

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 6d

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulent

Just the summer residence of the the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna

Schonbrunn Palace

A palace of four stories of beige stone with a flower garden to the left and a lot to the right
There are a few tourists in front of the palace.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 7d

A must visit to these sites in Montgomery

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 7d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 7d

If this IS true, then their line is pedophilia, but only when it is exposed. Such profile of courage!!

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 7d

Local El Paso coverage has much more detail on the package of information presented to Pope Leo, including the video:

"Together, let us be a church that refuses to abandon our people, one that walks in faith, justice, and love"

elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8d

Very good point. MAGA propaganda would have a better chance of succeeding without the efforts of on the ground journos on this:

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8d

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 8d

Worst “reality” show ever!

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11d

Save the date: On Oct. 8, Reps. Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene will hold a press conference — joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse — to discuss the discharge petition to force a vote on Khanna and Massie's bill, the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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