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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 2h

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From the FactsAndLogic community on Reddit: CODEPINK visited Senator Tom Cotton's office to correct his false claims about CODEPINK and to demand an apology. The veteran who spoke out against genocide...

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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 2h

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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: Republicans are calling out antifa like it is a bad thing. Who do they think fought against the Nazis? It stands to reason that this Regime has many of the ...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 5h

Those of you who keep a close eye on the right wing will want to be sure to read this all the way through to the end... the discussion about the (alleged) leaker and where he works today will be of interest...

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 5h

NEW: Right-wingers are torn over how to respond to the racist chat among Young Republicans. Some (like JD Vance) want to treat it as just youthful indiscretion. Others think the right should police its own.
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Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond

Split over whether to discipline the offenders or just ignore the whole affair.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3h

There are currently 16 data centers in Scotland.

They use enough tap water to fill 27 million bottles per year.

And that number has quadrupled in just four years.

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Scottish data centres powering AI already using enough water to fill 27 million bottles a year

The volume of tap water used by Scotland's data centres has quadrupled since 2021, figures show.

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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 3h

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From the UnderReportedNews community on Reddit: More scumbag moves by Israel

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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 4h

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Blame the Escalating Gerrymander Wars on Chief Justice John Roberts | Common Dreams

Nobody has done more damage to US democracy and voting rights in the 21st Century than this one despicable jurist.

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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 5h

Besides media shills and a few knuckle-draggers who the fuck are these people talking to? Almost no one besides themselves are buying what they are selling.

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 6h

Bernie Sanders has said:

"If you're the Qatari royal family worth $335 billion, Trump gives you an Air Force facility in Idaho. If you're the President of Argentina, Trump gives you a $20 billion bailout. If you're an American whose health care premiums are about to double? Tough luck."

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 7h

EA union workers rally against $55bn Saudi-backed private acquisition, with formal petition to regulators

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Collage of EA games with CWA and EA logos over the top

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 8h

"They don't want to associate with me anymore because of who I am."

This is a fun way to shirk responsibility. They don't want to be around you anymore because of the way you *choose* to be. It's a choice. It's always a choice.

Pete Davidson @petedavidsonny.bsky.social · 8h

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Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16h

SF Chronicle joins the LA Times in confirming MeidasTouch’s reporting

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Focus Entertainment @focus-entmt.com · 11h

A Free Trial is now available on #SpaceMarine2! Call your best mates and tell them the Imperium needs’em!🔥🔥

If you haven’t given the game a chance yet: from October 16 to 20, play the demo on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and on Steam: tinyurl.com/3ewp4dek

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 1d

Vance suggested that whoever leaked the racist messages is a “scumbag.”

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

A bombshell report detailing racist and antisemitic texts shared among Young Republicans lifted the veil on how the next generation of GOP leaders talk when they think no one is watching.

Unsurprisingly, prominent conservatives defended the participants.

The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans' Racist Texts

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Such behavior, said the Young Republicans chair, 'has no place within our organization or the broader conservative movement.' But reading over the chats, what I was struck by is just how self-evidently wrong his claim was."

It’s Getting Worse.

The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.

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Klobrille @klobrille.bsky.social · 1d

The Outer Worlds 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer

Day One with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on October 29.

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The Outer Worlds 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Ethan @ethanmyer.bsky.social · 1d

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Full list of Young Republicans involved in offensive chats

Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.