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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2h

So when a new story breaks, as it has today, that Trump is going to use US taxpayer money, paid with 500% tariffs on Chinese goods, to set up a victory fund for Ukraine, people need to first and foremost say it is most likely BS. united24media.com/latest-news/...

Trump Proposes New Ukraine Military Support Fund Financed by 500% Tariff on China

Donald Trump plans a “Ukraine Victory Fund” funded by new tariffs on Chinese imports to bolster Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2h

Indeed, repeating any White House claim that it is about to really help Ukraine or punish Russia is foolish. Cant people see that for months the White House has been trying to manipulate public opinion on this issue?

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning! Today would be a great day to call your local TV and radio stations to ask them to please make sure they have a crew covering the No Kings protest on Saturday. Tell them the locations in case they don't know. And tell them you'll be watching for the coverage.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 1h

Sooo much more money is moving into billionaire pockets under this admin. It’s actually kind of nuts that we don’t directly frame it this way.

Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 11h

…So this Venezuela thing is just Argentina pt 2 — aka debt vulture billionaires using US taxpayer money to convert Latin debt?

Suddenly reminded of the 1930s when the State Dept/Treasury was fine with the Nazis as long as they thought Germany would make good on its huge debts

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Venezuela's dollar bonds have surged more than 50 per cent in price this year as investors bet that pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government from the Trump administration has increased the likelihood of Caracas one day regaining access to global markets.
The South American country defaulted in 2017 and has been barred from restructuring its debts by US and international sanctions.
However, the bonds still trade, in effect allowing investors to buy and sell claims on an eventual debt workout.
Prices have rallied this month to about 25 cents on the dollar, their highest level in more than half a decade, up from 16 cents at the start of the year as Maduro's grip on power has appeared to weaken.
Venezuelan debt is "pricing a higher optionality that 'something' could happen in Caracas", one bondholder said, referring to the possibility of Maduro being forced out.

"Venezuela has gone from deep freeze, to people asking why it keeps going up and being forced to get involved," said Edward Cowen, chief executive of Winterbrook Capital, a London-based specialist asset manager that advises and manages more than $130mn in Venezuelan assets.
Venezuela's enormous potential for increased oil production — it has the world's largest proven reserves - is one reason investors believe that eventual recovery on the bonds will be much higher than current prices, even though oil output is in a parlous state because of sanctions, mismanagement and decay.
Distressed debts of Petróleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company, have joined the rally, with a bond due in 2035, for example, rising from 11 to about 19 cents on the dollar.
Prices for the bonds "could climb further as the Trump administration continues to ratchet up pressure toward an outcome that remains auite deliberatelv — undefined". said Daniel

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. As far as anyone knows, no security breach by any Pentagon journalists brought about the new restrictions. Indeed, the biggest violation of national-security norms since Hegseth entered the building 10 months ago was by Hegseth himself ..”

@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

The lying liars who lie are really losing their shit over #NoKings.

That should be reason enough for us to go.

Saturday. Everywhere. Go, and ask everyone you know to go.

👉 nokings.org/#map

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2h

This entire thread:

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 5h

Putin decriminalized domestic violence in Russia yrs ago. It's a required step in the fascist playbook; @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social documented this over a century of fascism.

This regime of state-sanctioned gender terrorism serves the same purpose in oppressing women as Jim Crow did toward PoC.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 4h

In the US, domestic violence & rape are virtually never prosecuted. A 2025 report estimated *fewer than 4%* of rape cases result in conviction...most are unreported & those that are result mainly in persecution of the victim.
We live in a regime of gender terrorism.
www.nbcnews.com/specials/sex...

Less than 4% of sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows

Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in convictions.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Hilarious. Trump is sabotaging this guy daily right before the election with his policy pronouncements and all he can do is plead with voters not to notice he’s a Trump ally. I’m sure NJ voters can REALLY count on Jack to stand up to Trump!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

I give them 1-star reviews on their taste, judgment, and critical thinking skills.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

I guess announcing covert ops ahead of time is the latest 4-D chess.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21h

Currently working on a potential takedown piece of this bogus graph going around on twitter and boosted by Musk claiming that trans identities are "dropping."

There are some very easy critiques of it, but one stands out that hasn't been reported on.

Any R wizards/data science/quant followers here?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

LA Times now confirming our earlier reporting: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

SF Chronicle joins the LA Times in confirming MeidasTouch’s reporting

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Mockler: We saw this Nazi group chat which I’m sure you condemn right?

Kolvet: We can talk about it

Mockler: Do you condemn it?

Kolvet: I want to talk about it

Mockler: So, you’re like JD Vance? You won’t condemn this?

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3d

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

Republicans own all three branches, but they can’t open the government because even their own party knows raising healthcare premiums will be disastrous. LP Chief of Staff Ryan Wiggins explains:

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15h

No money for healthcare, no money for veterans, no money for farmers. But good news: Trump just doubled Argentina’s bailout to $40 billion.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

Nurse: Asking our friends and neighbors[...]to pay more than double for their premiums is going to force people off their health insurance[...]instead of working with Democrats to lower health care cost, Republicans shut down the government and took a vacation.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11h

MAGA thought they elected Trump to save America, but instead he’s saving Argentina. $40 billion now going to Trump’s buddy Javier Milei, while Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or basic healthcare.

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Julie Loves Rule of Law @julieluvsruleoflaw.bsky.social · 11h

He’s sending his fat ass whether we want him or not @governor.ca.gov

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drmommr.bsky.social @drmommr.bsky.social · 12h

Hague! Come get him. We won’t fight ya.

AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 21h

#Pinks #ProudBlue
Fifth deadly strike carried out by U.S. military on fishing boats in the Caribbean. This brings the death toll to 27. These strikes violate U.S. and International law.
www.wiltonbulletin.com/news/article...

US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela. The Republican president said Tuesday in a social media post six people aboard the.....

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