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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 17h

Scoop: Even Fox News won't sign on to Pete Hegseth's draconian Pentagon press rules, setting up a showdown between the snowflake defense secretary and his former employer.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...

The Safe Space Secretary

Pete Hegseth built his career on Fox News mocking "snowflakes." Now, Status has learned, his former employer and others are rejecting his efforts to build a safe space around the Pentagon.

www.status.news

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

“.. The direct U.S. bet on Argentina is exposing the Trump administration to criticism of a bailout .. ‘subsidizing a foreign country’ to bolster a Trump ally and benefit wealthy investors.”

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

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Citizen Jenn @citizenjenn.bsky.social · 22h

Trump’s China comments regarding tariffs.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23h

MORE OF THIS

Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 23h

ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.

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Citizen Jenn @citizenjenn.bsky.social · 22h

To break down and use the spare parts? Melt down the trucks to build robots?

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CNN @cnn.com · 23h

CNN will host a live town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday, October 15, at 9 p.m. ET, moderated by Kaitlan Collins.

What are your questions about the government shutdown? Let us know here: https://cnn.it/3Wo2n2t

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

NYT wrote a 2,400 word story abt Todd Blanche without mentioning that he personally ordered the arrest of Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and as such is deeply implicated in @replamonica.bsky.social case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

The front page of a NYT story, titled, "Part Enabler, Part Buffer: the Bind of the Justice Dept's No. 2"

A picture shows Blanche partly visible behind a journalist's raised hand.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

A notice from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

Will run in newspapers across the nation.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Find one near you: www.nokings.org

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

Group launches $1 million ad campaign to promote "No Kings" nationwide rallies on Oct. 18.

Ads running in more than 185 local papers across 31 states + full-page ads in NYT, WaPo and USA Today.

All call on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Group Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign Boosting ‘No Kings’ Rallies On Oct. 18

www.huffpost.com

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

Unconscionable. The state just told clergy it’s fine to protect abusers if they confess in the right room.

Children deserve safety, not religious loopholes.

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 3d

Washington officials caved.

Priests who hear confessions of child abuse no longer have to report them to law enforcement.

Religious leaders fought to protect predators over children—and they got what they wanted.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-sett...

After settlement, Catholic priests in Washington can keep sex predators' confessions secret

Years of effort to safeguard children were undone by religious leaders who worship secrecy more than justice

www.friendlyatheist.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration's Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

www.propublica.org

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

The Atlantic is the latest news organization that refuses to sign the Pentagon's new press pass policy.

Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg says the new restrictions violate the First Amendment and the rights of Americans to know how the taxpayer-funded military is being deployed.

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Citizen Jenn @citizenjenn.bsky.social · 1d

He has even less skills and experience than Hunter Biden did.

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Citizen Jenn @citizenjenn.bsky.social · 1d

Where can I buy one?

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 1d

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) faces its deepest cuts ever under Trump's budget.

The $2.9 billion allocated to the 574 federally-recognized tribes will be cut to $1.7 billion, with more cuts to supporting programs on the way.

Read for free:
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/bureau-of-...

Bureau of Indian Affairs faces deepest cuts in US History

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day this year — a day that ought to be a moment of reflection, honor, and renewal of Indigenous heritage — the reality instead evokes mourning, shame, and questions of national ...

www.mesoscalenews.com

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Citizen Jenn @citizenjenn.bsky.social · 1d

I hope more pro-democracy groups follow your lead in spreading the importance of attending the No Kings Protest.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Join the October 18th peaceful No Kings protests. Remind Donald Trump that America is still the land of the free and the home of the brave. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 7d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7d

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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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

"Look at the picture... One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in a violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?" donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

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