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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 4h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

www.cnn.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘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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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 5h

Not sure why the Rick Wilsons and George Conways get to suck up so much air. The dems let them come in and take the mic instead of saying “love the support, but you aren’t democrats.” They never have to come around to being democrats or even adopt their positions. They’re just different republicans.

Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 6h

A really well-reported story.

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

I don’t want to brag but the Dunkin Donuts near my kids’ school knows my regular order now. I’m kind of a big deal.

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 6h

Add NIMBY guy to the list of irredeemable things about Eric Clapton.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 8h

Look for the helpers

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 8h

The short answer is that FIFA is its own corrupt nation-state

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

www.nytimes.com

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 8h

Newsom vetoes California bill banning cookware with Pfas, ‘forever chemicals’

Governor says bill would cause sudden product shift, sparking debate among chefs, lawmakers and environmentalists

www.theguardian.com

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Scott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social · 9h

These large national cohorts provided data that supported healthcare policymaking across the public and private sectors. They were some of the most important works that only CDC was able to perform - and execute well - as a nationally representative survey.

www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 10h

Let’s try something different:
Since you are confident this is the wrong approach, what is your idea of the right approach?

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 10h

Screams: "MY GAINS!!!"

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 10h

Really putting the "one" in One America News

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 11h

Here's the thing - Jeff Bezos' revenue stream for the Washington Post isn't advertiser or subscriber dollars. It's value of negotiating federal AWS and space contracts from the position of being an administration ally.

The WaPo editorial page is an at scale version of Palantir's campus Israel ads.

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 12h

it’s funny how Jeff bezos dedicated the Washington post to embracing “free markets” and the free market of newspaper subscribers completely rejected it

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 11h

Think long and hard about your parasocial expectations of people who owe you nothing in exchange for the money you spend on their art. You would have a healthier life, too, if you reset your expectations of artists and the people who make things you love and enjoy.

Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 12h

D'Angelo speaking out about the physical and emotional burden of maintaining a nearly unobtainable physique and sexy image as a Black male artist should be taught in labor studies. It absolutely impacted how I analyze pop culture.

GQ Profile Of D'Angelo Explores The Perils Of Being Sexy

Visit the post for more.

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 12h

A Titanic loss. What an absolute goddamn force of nature.
Goodbye D'Angelo.

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - The Charade (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

www.youtube.com

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12h

one of the realest tributes to Prince anybody did after he died. Somebody major needs to get on TV and do for “The Charade” what D’Angelo did here

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D'Angelo ft. Princess Sometimes It Snows in April

YouTube video by samuel

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 12h

I hope they own fainting sofas.

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 14h

Plenty of ways to support the exodus. Here's a good one.

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 14h

"I'm never gonna financially recover from this"

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Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com · 15h

Supreme Court's doesn't come to Alex Jones' rescue.
This can only mean good news for the good folks at The Onion.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

Alex Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

www.usatoday.com

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

Entire Alaskan villages - nearly all indigenous people - facing massive floods. AK Guard and Coast Guard sending what they, but they're 400 miles from a road, and the closest runway in Bethel is threatened by water.

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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 1d

At least 30 in Alaska rescued from floods as military teams rush to remote vil trib.al/tgOC4Dr

At least 30 in Alaska rescued from floods as military teams rush to remote vil

Multiple military search and rescue helicopters and planes were scrambled after Typhoon Halong swept away homes in western Alaska.

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