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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Really sad that the Vice President can’t just say the texts are bad and troubling and condemn them and lead for once - and instead feels the need to deflect and run cover for it and signal to young republicans that it’s actually no big deal.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12h

A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12h

Gotta maintain the secrecy of the secret police.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12h

A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 12h

World Brief: Israeli forces fire on Palestinians in northern Gaza, China and the United States roll out new port fees, and French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delays a landmark pension reform. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/i...

Israeli Forces Fire on Palestinians in Northern Gaza

The incident comes days after a cease-fire went into effect in Gaza.

foreignpolicy.com

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is an armed gang, and they’re only going to get worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 1d

🚨In other words, they want complete control over what the media reports.
Just like Russia and North Korea. 👇

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 12h

#ResistanceEarth

The widespread die-off of coral reefs represents the first climate "tipping point," according to the Global Tipping Points Report 2025. The report notes that our "new reality" is a series of tipping points with potentially catastrophic impacts.

www.sciencenews.org/article/cora...

Coral collapse signals Earth's first climate tipping point

The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones.

www.sciencenews.org

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 12h

I like this false claim that they just magically "fixed" the mental health issues of their unregulated bullshit machines so therefore you can fuck your phone now

they're hemorrhaging money and desperately need to goose engagement after badly flubbing the last release

Sam Altman: "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults."

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d

Who's fault is it?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12h

The next generation.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Catweazle @itegoarcana.bsky.social · 16h

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

“We have to take care of water, food, sanitation, electricity.”

If only there was a Federal Agency that could provide Federal Emergency Management to these devastated communities.

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounted scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, searching for debris to hold onto.

alaskapublic.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“What’s the benefit for 🇺🇸 in sending $20 BILLION to Argentina?”🤔

Trump says he just really likes their philosophy and will only send the $20 Billion if his pal Milei wins.

Imagine not being able to see this blatant corruption for what it is. (While our farmers struggle)

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Florida Wild Child @floridawildchild.bsky.social · 17h

Ceasefire and then starve your opponent?

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 17h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela

UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executions

www.theguardian.com

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 1d

Free* link at Fight the Fire:

‘ICE agents are doing the Lord’s work.’
Yet 71.5% of arrested immigrants have no criminal record whatsoever.

*All Fight the Fire links and subscriptions are free.

fightthefire.substack.com/p/ice-agents...

‘ICE agents are doing the Lord’s work’

Yet 71.5% of arrested immigrants have no criminal record whatsoever

fightthefire.substack.com

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Joe Meyers @joesview.bsky.social · 1d

I’m looking forward to talking about Alfred Hitchcock tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Milford Public Library. It’s going to be fun to look at examples of his storytelling genius spanning more than 40 years, including the 1960 shocker “Psycho” that changed the horror film rules forever. Join us.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Let’s make a deal with the most corrupt president in U.S. history— Donald Trump.

🔥 HOT MIC: Indonesia’s president straight up asks if he can meet with Eric and Don Jr. You can’t make this up.

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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · 21h

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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dogyard @dogyardmag.com · 8d

Come read #dogyard! Our FIRST creative piece! @kattysouza.bsky.social is a delight and we were so grateful for her work and we hope you love it as much as we did. She's a DOG FOR LIFE!

#litmag #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #art #reading #writing #author #writer #online #interview

Poster that has a painting of a tattooed body submerged underwater, the head just poking out. The words say “Creative Debut, Read Katherine Souza’s piece in dogyard mag!” “There’s a lump in your throat. It’s wriggling. You say you don’t know why this happens when I touch your sternum. But I see the lump for what it is: a bird you swallowed to keep the chirping muffled in a corporeal tomb…”

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 22h

Crikey 🤦‍♀️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 23h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 21h

Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting the governor’s mansion ablaze in an attempt on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s life this spring, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and related crimes on Tuesday morning.

He was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Arsonist who set Gov. Shapiro’s Harrisburg mansion ablaze admits guilt, is sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison

Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, terrorism, arson, and related crimes for the April attack on the governor's residence.

www.inquirer.com

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 22h

Good morning everyone
So thankful the Israeli hostages are released

But today
We also have HOSTAGES right here in America

The Epstein Survivors being held hostage by Trump, Johnson, and Republicans

Swear in Adelita Grijalva
Release the Epstein Files
#EpsteinFiles

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Katie Ward @katiewardwriter.bsky.social · 1d

🛩️ #WolseyWriters Are you ready to come in from the cold? Our theme this month is SPY STORIES w/ guest speaker Bob Pearson.
🛩️ SAT 1 NOV at 10:30am-12pm.
🛩️ Creative Writing at #NewWolsey Theatre #Suffolk IP1 2AS

Pay what you feel ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...

#writingcommunity #booksky

Book cover: The Spy Who Came in from The Cold by John Le Carre. It shows a figure standing in front of The Brandenburg Gate, the old boundary between East and West Germany.

Book cover: Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene. A black and white photo of a vintage car.

Book cover: At Risk by Stella Rimington. The author is the real former head of MI5. It shows a lit doorway.

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