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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 7h

It’s been 21 days since Adelita Grijalva won her election, yet Mike Johnson still hasn’t sworn her in.

Why? Because she said she would be the 218th signature on the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

Her constituents deserve a voice in Congress. Swear her in NOW.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 7h

#Canada

"PCs take lead over Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador’s general election" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Progressive Conservatives end 10 years of Liberal rule in N.L., CBC News projects | CBC

www.cbc.ca

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Jack Straw @jstrw.bsky.social · 7h

I'm ignorant about their parties, but that sounds like an oxymoron

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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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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 8h

This is no more lawful than if Iran / North Korea / whoever blew up a couple American yachts in the Mediterranean for suspected drug trafficking. On the legal spectrum it sits in the middle of a Venn diagram between overt acts of military aggression, state-sponsored terrorism, and simple murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 12h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Jack Straw @jstrw.bsky.social · 7h

Incredible!

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 16h

So this is the first excerpt from my upcoming Tupac biography, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." It's the story of how we tracked down the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby." Huge thanks to GQ for putting it out. www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...

A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby

Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...

www.gq.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

An honor to receive the endorsement of
of nearly a dozen Black clergy leaders in Crown Heights today, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter.

I’m grateful for their support, and this powerful and humbling prayer.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 19h

Harvard and Peking University scientists have built new tools that can edit the DNA inside mitochondria, long unreachable by CRISPR

This could soon allow treatments for at least 150 diseases linked to faulty mitochondria, from blindness to heart failure

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Client Challenge

www.nature.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 11h

I'm sure the Supremes won't have any problem with this. It's what the founders certainly intended. Trump will be irreparably harmed if he can't ruthlessly punish his political opponents and any innocent collateral damage.

Just don't try to forgive student loans. That's where they draw the line.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘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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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

1) Trump is bailing out Agentina’s government while presiding over the closure of our government

2) Trump burned the American soybean market, and now Argentina is selling beans to China.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 12h

Even PBS can't be bothered to note that something is a little ODD about giving such an honor to a billionaire-funded social media troll who spent his days tricking dim teens into believing sexism and racism was acceptable

not even a passing, vague reference to him being "controversial"

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 12h

President Donald Trump will honor influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the White House can bestow on a civilian. https://to.pbs.org/3J8JYDA

WATCH LIVE: Trump awards Charlie Kirk posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump will honor influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the White House can bestow on a civilian.

www.pbs.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Jack Straw @jstrw.bsky.social · 11h

And a big reason for that is that rural America has outsized political power. Dems should've changed that long ago and need to rebalance things if they are ever in power again. Starting with new states like DC.

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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 15h

this is definitely true but it’s also true that it’s only politically acceptable in this country to mock cities or blue states. mocking rural/red states is seen as elitist and out-of-touch, even tho most ppl live in cities! as such, i think these rare moments have more staying power.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 11h

"We have a rising new Dem star who really engages with people, and is sure to win their next election."

DEM LEADERSHIP: That's fantastic.

"What are the next steps?"

DEM LEADERSHIP: Simple. Force them to step aside and throw their support behind this 80-year-old lifetime politician.

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Jack Straw @jstrw.bsky.social · 11h

Why would Dems want to choose a 77-yr-old candidate who has no electoral incentive to answer to voters, instead of a younger candidate with that incentive & will give Dems an incumbency advantage in 6 years? It makes no sense why she is even running. She praised Susan Collins last month!

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 14h

INCORRECT HEADLINE: Reporters refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

CORRECT HEADLINE: Pentagon launches sweeping effort to censor the news, kicks out major media outlets

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

Oh gosh, I wonder who will win the coveted Fox News Patriot of the Year award this year

FOX NATION
PATRIOT AWARDS
2025
Join us LIVE on
Thursday, November 6th from the Tilles Center in Brookville, New York to honor our nation's heroes.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to secure your seats.
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Jack Straw @jstrw.bsky.social · 11h

Ooh I bet it'll be JB Pritzker for standing up to fascism in America!

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 11h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 14h

Make sure this gets circulated widely:

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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