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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 1d

An 8th-century Quran manuscript being restored in Egypt. Considered one of the oldest surviving Quran manuscripts, it has 1087 leaves weighting around 80kg, each made of one entire animal’s skin.

A guy looking through the Quran

Sorta looks like your grandma looking through a large Betty crocker recipe book

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

The current Mega Millions jackpot is the second biggest lottery prize of the year so far.

Mega Millions Jackpot Rises To $625 Million—Here’s How Much The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes

The current Mega Millions jackpot is the second biggest lottery prize of the year so far.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 23h

GF has never seen the live action Scooby doo movies

So tonight is gonna be awesome

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the band Kiss, died on Thursday at 74. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...

A headline reads: "1951-2025: Ace Frehley, Founding Member of Kiss, Dies at 74." Photo by Richard Drew/Associated Press.

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Michael Salerno @mikenjd.bsky.social · 9h

Uh.............Mike, I have some news for you......

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz claims Maduro is an "illegitimate leader," citing the fact he was "convicted in the Southern District of New York."

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bobhudsonvalley.bsky.social @bobhudsonvalley.bsky.social · 6h

MAGA republicans are all frightened at the potential turnout on October 18th for #NoKings that they’re all singing from the same sheet music.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Barrasso on No Kings: "They have this big 'I Hate America' rally this Saturday in Washington where you have all these far-left activists groups coming to protest the president and the administration."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

Kinsley gaffe at the end there, my weasel.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Johnson: That is not the principles of the Republican Party. You want me to articulate them? We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

BLITZER: But Trump posted instructing Bondi to take action on Comey, James, and Schiff. Comey and James have been indicted. So what do you say to Americans who look at this and worry that the DOJ is being politicized?

REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: We had the same issues when Biden was president

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "Where are all the Free Palestine protesters? It's President Trump who freed Palestine, literally, and they are now very much quiet."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump threatens American boots on the ground in Gaza to fight Hamas

If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans care about healthcare. We're not just talking about it. We're doing it. In the big beautiful bill, we reformed Medicaid to make it work better."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

KERNEN: It's like Republicans are in the wilderness about what to do to fix our healthcare

MIKE JOHNSON: Actually, we're not. We're not. We've got pages and pages and pages of ideas of how to reform healthcare. You can't rip Obamacare out at the roots. It's too deeply ingrained now."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

QUICK: Can't you seat Grijalva? AZ says this is taxation without representation

JOHNSON: Yeah, I'm shocked there's another D seeking publicity right now

Q: You haven't seated their delegation

J: It's all a farce. If Gallego and Kelly would vote to reopen the govt, we'll get this done quickly

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 6h

This is like if the NBA and NHL ran a week of ads in early February: "Watch Super Bowl LVII, 6 pm Eastern. Only on CBS!!"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Mike Johnson on CNBC: "I think it has a lot to do with the 'Hate America Rally' that's gonna be on the Mall on Saturday. You're gonna have all the antifa and BLM and pro-Hamas people, all the Marxists will be on the Mall."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Rep. John McGuire: "One of Trump's donors said, 'If that doesn't work, I'll pay the troops.' But Trump is trying to find creative ways to pay folks even though it's a Democrat shutdown."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

KEILAR: If you don't deal with these subsidies, many many people are going to see their costs increase

HARIODOPOLOS: We are willing to have the debate

KEILAR: You're not in session! How can you debate if you're not in session?

HARIODOPOLOS: All they have to do is open the government

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

That’s some peak cynicism about trying to “make sure people don’t die ..”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Mike Johnson: "Let me predict what Sen. Kelly is gonna say on the show. He's gonna give you a long, impassioned speech about healthcare and how the subsidies are so important to make sure people don't die and all of this. Let me tell you something. This is not a healthcare fight."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Daines on Trump edging toward open military confrontation with Venezuela: "You can't win by only having your defense on the field. You've gotta put your offense on the field. Why is the president taking this decisive action? 100,000 Americans died every year because of drug overdoses."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

THUNE: These premiums are going up a little bit b/c of the expiration of the enhanced tax credits

VITALI: I think people hearing their premiums are doubling don't feel that it's a little bit

T: I'm just saying only a small part of that is attributable to the expiration of the enhanced tax credits

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 6h

“100% American First” has actually been cut by 500, 600, 800, sometimes even 1,000 or 1,500 percent!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

VARNEY: Some Iowa farmers are frustrated because Trump is putting $20b into Argentina to bail them out. They're worried that the administration is focused on foreign financial aid at the expense of American farmers.

BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 5h

Karoline Leavitt should resign.

They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.

It's sick.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Philadelphia's Love Park was one of the defining spots of '90s skate culture. Now, it's been recreated in Malmo, Sweden. Editor Willy Staley traveled across the Atlantic to see — and skate — it for himself. nyti.ms/4n6YJ7O

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Food Republic @foodrepublic.bsky.social · 5h

Anthony Bourdain shared his love of food and culture on his hit television show, and one of his more beloved items was this classic, simple Brazilian cocktail.

The Classic 3-Ingredient Brazilian Cocktail Anthony Bourdain Loved 'The Pants Off' Of - Food Republic

Anthony Bourdain shared his love of food and culture on his hit television show, and one of his more beloved items was this classic, simple Brazilian cocktail.

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