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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 17d

*Hakeem Jeffries being led to the gulag* This is a distraction from the President's failure to bring down grocery prices like he promised!

*Schumer being led to his execution* It is inexcusable for there not to be a single Democrat on this firing squad!

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 1h

Parents of teen tossed to ground, detained by apparent federal agent demand answers - CBS Chicago share.google/PPzHRvIdf9xN...

Parents of teen tossed to ground, detained by apparent federal agent demand answers

The incident captured on video shows the teen girl getting pulled out of the passenger seat. She is then thrown to the ground, all while saying she is not resisting arrest.

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 2h

USDA slaps down Sid Miller over New World Screwworm | The Texas Tribune share.google/jZvRSkYztYSG...

USDA slaps down Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller over New World Screwworm

The federal agency accused Miller of disregarding proven strategies to combat the parasitic pest “in favor of clickbait publicity stunts.”

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 2h

www.kut.org/crime-justic...

Austin police don’t know when ICE is coming. The chief says that could be dangerous.

ICE doesn’t appear to have a consistent policy of how and when to notify local law enforcement about immigration raids.

www.kut.org

jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 11h

First they came for the Bush war criminals, and I said nothing.

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you!

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 15h

the u.s is doing everything it can to improve nuclear submarine manufacturing capacity, because falling years behind schedule while china speeds up is...
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The US Is Racing to Rebuild Its Submarine Power Before China Catches Up

Inside the effort to deliver a ‘transformational improvement’ in how the US builds submarines, vital to preserving its undersea advantage.

www.bloomberg.com

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 11h

Give this guy info to identify you and then tell him all your secrets. 👍

The Verge @theverge.com · 19h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 18h

I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 20h

In 2010, Morocco attempted to assert sovereignty in Western Sahara by displaying a 20-ton, 60,000 sq meter Moroccan flag in the town of Dakhla.

The only red flag larger than this is speaking admiringly of Josh Hawley.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 20h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 13h

We need a Strategic Costume Reserve

jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 16h

Wow, it sounds like the cartels have had enough of ICE terrorizing women and children

abcnews.go.com/US/cartels-i...

Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

abcnews.go.com

jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 16h

Is that why Liz Cheney lost her primary in a landslide?

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23h

Important to note that this isn’t a problem for the billionaire buying media properties. If they make them into successful rightwing propaganda? Cool more money. If it fails? Cool they’ve destroyed one of the few outlets with the resources to investigate them. Either way they achieved their goal

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 4d

My book about evangelical women telling their stories just won Book of the Year from the Religious Communication Association!

What a tremendous honor. I love this book and I am so glad people think it has something worthwhile to say.
www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...

"I Grew Up in the Church" - Baylor University Press

In 'I Grew Up in the Church': How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories, Bethany Mannon studies the diverse and complex voices of women who have inf...

www.baylorpress.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d

Enron Musk has a nice ring to it

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 1d

I'm betting half of it was Trump telling him about his big election victory, including sweeping all 7 swing states.

jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 1d

I found a link for anyone interested

eprints.gla.ac.uk/327588/1/327...

eprints.gla.ac.uk

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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🔮 Campbell 🎃 @soupfox.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon of woman handing out candy at Halloween. The grim reaper is at the door with some trick or treaters. Woman is handing out full size snickers - grim reaper says
“I’m not wearing a costume I’m here to take your soul….” as she’s giving him several candy bars

Then he says
“holy shit full size snickers”

then says
“never mind Margaret, we’re good”

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 1d

Asking the lie machine to pinky swear it will stop lying.

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jefffowler.bsky.social @jefffowler.bsky.social · 1d

All jokes aside, the gentleman from UAE is being very rough with our brittle President. He pulls him over and then subsequently pulls him back when Trump tries to pull away.

I'd like to see you do that to a healthy person, tough guy!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump greets the delegate from UAE, which put $2 billion into Trump’s crypto company: “They got a lot of cash. Unlimited cash.”

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 2d

SWITCH TO TIDAL TODAY

YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW

IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS

tidal.com/transfer-music

Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 2d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Jim Teeth @drjamesjteeth.bsky.social · 2d

How Trump Is Making China Great

Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides

open.substack.com

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