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‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 21h

‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Philippines #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #flooding #RisingSeaLevels

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 21h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 21h

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C. theintercept.com/2025/10/15/t... #uspoli #TrumpLies #TrumpFuelsViolence #UnmaskICE #NationalGuardSS #ICEGestapo #NaziUSA

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 21h

Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza theintercept.com/2025/10/15/i... #Gaza #IsrealViolatingCeasefire #IsraeliWarCrimes #genocide #FreePalestine #IllegalOccupiedTerritories

“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”

He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 21h

So much for "freedom", it doesn't exist in US "He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa" theintercept.com/2025/10/15/s... #uspoli #trump #FascistPolice #CharlieKirk #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #TrueFreedomMustExistForEVERYONE

Nota Baloyi is one of several people who lost a visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Forests #trees #AmazonRainforest #BorealRainforest #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WorldsLungs

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk www.theguardian.com/environment/... #UK #flooding #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

That's how they control the narrative. "America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... #uspoli #trump #Project25 #propaganda #illiteracy #education #media

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Everything is for sale.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs were red-pilled because some Biden officials leaned on them to take down some Covid disinformation?

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Facebook removes ICE-tracking page after US government ‘outreach’

Apple and recently removed the ICEBlock app.

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

Will Gaza Ceasefire Last? Trump's Plan "Short on Details" Beyond Release of Captives www.democracynow.org/2025/10/14/k... #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #genocide #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #NetanyahuWarCriminal #IsraelIllegalOccupiedTerritories

Will Gaza Ceasefire Last? Trump’s Plan “Short on Details” Beyond Release of Captives

As President Trump celebrates his Gaza ceasefire deal, major questions remain over what happens next. Democracy Now! speaks with Khaled Elgindy, visiting scholar at Georgetown University’s Center for ...

Juan González on Chicago’s Grassroots Movement to Protect Immigrants from ICE

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

Juan González on Chicago's Grassroots Movement to Protect Immigrants from ICE www.democracynow.org/2025/10/14/j... #Chicago #uspoli #UnmaskICE #HumanRights #AbolishICE #ICEGestapo #ICESS #TrumpStokesInternalTerrorism

As Trump threatens to send more federal troops to Chicago, grassroots movements have mobilized to protect immigrants from ICE raids. Democracy Now!’s Juan González, who is based in Chicago, reports th...

The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

It's shameful, really. "The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK" theintercept.com/2025/10/14/c... #uspoli #trump #FarRightExtremists #CharlieKirk #MLK #NoHero #ByTheStupidForTheStupid #MAGAIdiots

On Charlie Kirk’s “National Day of Remembrance,” white supremacists want to replace a tradition of justice with their own manufactured myth.

“Recognize Palestine”: Israeli Knesset Member Ofer Cassif on Protesting Trump, Netanyahu Speeches

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 1d

"Recognize Palestine": Israeli Knesset Member Ofer Cassif on Protesting Trump, Netanyahu Speeches www.democracynow.org/2025/10/14/o... #Palestine #FreePalestine #Gaza #genocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraeliKnesset #OferCassif #NetanyahuWarCriminal #IllegallyOccupiedTerritories

As President Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset on Monday, he was briefly interrupted by two lawmakers who waved signs reading “Recognize Palestine.” The two Knesset members, Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cass...

Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Israeli media had all but ignored the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, according to an INSS report.

One executive admitted that directors at her outlet “made a conscious decision…to hide what was happening in Gaza from Israeli readers and viewers.”

While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 2d

Cavalier treatment of #FederalWorkers by the #TrumpAdministration "The CDC’s Weekend of Whiplash" www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/... #uspoli #CDC #GovernmentShutdown #BlameTheRepublicans #RFKjr

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 3d

Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face "Elimination, Genocide" www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/i... #Gaza #genocide #Palestine #IsraeliWarCrimes

Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”

Renowned Israeli historian, author and professor Ilan Pappé discusses the postwar prospects of Palestinian statehood and of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under investigation for co...

“We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 3d

"We Survived the Night": Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/j... #uspoli #Canada #ResidentailSchools #genocide #Indigenous #IndigenousPeoplesDay

To mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we sit down with the award-winning Indigenous writer, journalist and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat, an enrolled member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’secen of the Secwep...

“We Lost Everything”: Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More

killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 3d

"We Lost Everything": Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/g... #GazaCeasesfire #genocide #IsraeiliWarCrimes #FreePalesting #IsraelIllegalOccupiedTerritory

“War is over,” declared Donald Trump Sunday night, as the first phase of the U.S.-backed 20-point Gaza peace plan got underway. Hamas has returned the remaining 20 living hostages back to Israel, whil...