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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Hearing about the top down orders at DoD that everyone, civilians and uniforms had a certain period of time in which to either watch or read the transcript of Pete’s quantified speech.

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 4h

basic research on wacky things like Gila monster venom are what gave us GLP-1 drugs that are treating diabetes, obesity, & addiction in new ways

this piece from @whyy.org is great

an analogy: navigation apps are great but don't tell you how to climb Mt. Everest & survive

whyy.org/segments/oze...

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10h

A judge has granted the reigning Miss United States and FL GOP committee member a restraining order against her ex, FL Congressman Cory Mills.

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and bared the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 8h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 8h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 8h

why arent we hearing directly from the worm?

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

5 Points on the Trump Admin’s Threatened—And Real—Government Shutdown Layoffs talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...

5 Points on the Trump Admin’s Threatened—And Real—Government Shutdown Layoffs

In an effort to try and make good on their threats and...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

more of a march on rome vibe but i know the cruise thing is a thing

Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 11h

🚢🚢🚢🚢

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

honestly the speakers list is pretty thin

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13h

some are. LOTS are still working

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13h

lol i don't think anyone in this conversation how much it costs to cover a payroll for the US military. quite apart from having the military purchased by Elon Musk

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Top on the list of "Democrat programs" Trump/Vought just ended is the office which runs special education programs in the United States. www.k12dive.com/news/special...

RIFs rip through federal Office of Special Education Programs

With OSEP reportedly decimated, one special education expert asks: How can IDEA "possibly function"?

www.k12dive.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

i'm a traditionalist but sponsored content should be better labeled

Politico @politico.com · 14h

The White House is pledging to fire more federal workers — the next salvo in Trump’s push to pressure Dems to sign onto the GOP’s continuing resolution and end the government shutdown.

White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on

The pressure is on Democrats to end the shutdown, the White House argues.

www.politico.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

well you can. it's just a very unstable position

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

Balaji (a close associate of Thiel & Andreessen) leads the “network state” movement, which encourages tech elites to build their own “countries” by acquiring physical territory w/in host countries & building “parallel institutions” to replace existing ones in media, education, finance, & science 1/

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Yes

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Well I made up Hegseth Thought, a little Maoist humor. But the first part yeah serious

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Or as we now say Hegseth Thought

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

Time owner Marc Benioff (and Salesforce CEO) just announced a few days ago that he's eager to start sucking Trump's dick full time. He even wants troops deployed to San Francisco. But as we see here, it's never enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

Hearing about the top down orders at DoD that everyone, civilians and uniforms had a certain period of time in which to either watch or read the transcript of Pete’s quantified speech.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the word for an adulterous relationship involving a man, a woman and a federal department? nymag.com/press/articl...

On the Cover: Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and Trump’s Police State

Washington correspondent Ben Terris writes the definitive account of the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Noem.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

report the news without fear or favor

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