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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 2h

This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2h

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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lowercase d @destinyvolition.blacksky.app · 2h

I need to save more and stop spending so frivolously? Target decides to play stupid games and win stupid prizes.

Doctor said I need to watch my cholesterol? Red meat prices are outrageous.

I need to get more exercise to improve my overall health and wellbeing? Healthcare crisis.

Heard.

lowercase d @destinyvolition.blacksky.app · 2h

As much as the events of this year have been painfully stupid and disappointing, they seem to be falling in line with all the changes I needed to make anyways but dragged my feet for so long.

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lowercase d @destinyvolition.blacksky.app · 2h

Me looking at the influx and improved quality of my employer's company-branded swag, yet the pay ain't moving.

Cheapskate TV character Julius Rock from Everybody Hates Chris. He's standing outside in a navy overall uniform with his hands in his pocked and a firm expression on his face.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 16h

This is a real “or barbarism” situation.

Value the work you wish to reward. With dollars and clicks and attention and time. Or suffer the consequences of the world you’ve built.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 5h

Important 🧵

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5h

We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.

From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."

I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 19h

There’s an idea that when someone dies before retirement age from a health issue, they must’ve neglected their health, so “everyone get checked.” I want to gently push back on the idea of it being all self-neglect & remind 1) some illnesses are incurable 2) bigoted healthcare system is shit 3) cost.

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GOODBROTHERLYZM @goodbrotherlyzm.bsky.social · 20h

This clip with D’Angelo and Busta Rhymes 🥺🥺🥺

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Tami @chronictami.bsky.social · 2d

Losing hope that I'll be able to keep my home. Not sure I can raise the full $875 this month for rent. I'm scared of being on the streets again. Last time, I had to rely on an abusive man to protect me. Please help me not go back there. tamilove21 on Cash App, Venmo, and Paypal.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

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 · 19h

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.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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XJ-9, PhD @theeorijenn.bsky.social · 17h

Pancreatic cancer is a doozy even with early detection. Yes take care of yourself, but sometimes misfortune happens no matter how serious we take our wellness. Be good to people and do what you love.

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SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 19h

18 years Old D'angelo singing "Tomorrow" by The Winans in Church ⛪️🙏🏽❤️

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 18h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 19h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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