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RandomWhiteGuy @thereelrandom.bsky.social · 8h

So,
- $20,000,000,000 going to Argentina plus another $20B as a bribe from sovereign wealth funds…
- The Dept of Education cut its special education division…
- The press has been locked out of the Pentagon for the first time in history…

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Chris Mirasola @chrismirasola.bsky.social · 8h

I can’t overstate how entirely untethered to the constitution and past practice this unilateral move to repurpose funds to pay for military pay is. The commander-in-chief clause has precisely 0 bearing on the ability to expend funds. Here’s a list of authorities that do:

National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT: Use of

www.whitehouse.gov

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 8h

$40 Billion to Argentina. Don’t tell me we can’t have healthcare.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7h

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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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 9h

💞The Nancy We Love to see 💕clapped back at a “wannabe reporter" working for LindelITV when asked if she was

"concerned the new January 6th committee (led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk) will find you liable and why”

LindelITV is a wannabe network run by “Stop the Steal” MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 9h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h

Americans have gotten more than $21 billion back in their bank accounts after being cheated and scammed by big corporations, thanks to the CFPB.

But Trump and his Administration love grifters and scammers.

So they're trying to kill the agency holding them accountable.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

And not a single mention in the Times about Michael Ellis installing himself as CIA general counsel. Fascinating.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10h

🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9h

Release the Epstein Files, Pam Bondi and the GOP!

Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 13h

"Virginia Giuffre died by suicide on 25 April 2025."

"I’d show up, perform whatever sex acts Epstein wanted, then hang out beside his vast swimming pool while he got some work done. If Maxwell was there, I was often told to attend to her sexually as well."

- She was 16

‘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

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...

www.theguardian.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 3d

It checks all the boxes

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10h

Powerful protest signage. Always speak truth to power. Always.

Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 3d

It checks all the boxes

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

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

‘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

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...

www.theguardian.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 10h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 10h

What do I know and I'm not saying it's a magic bullet or anything like that but it sure seems to me that Dems should run hard on the Argentina bailout. Not anywhere near the worst thing Trump has done, but i suspect it's unusually clarifying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

“.. Journalists from the undersigned defense trade publications will not sign this new policy.”

Military Times
Defense News
Aviation Week
Breaking Defense
Defense Daily
Defense One
Inside Defense
USNI News.

@militarytimes.bsky.social
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

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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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 10h

How many Republicans have to out themselves as nazis before you believe them?

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h

I think two things are true:

1. young republicans were always terrible and racist

2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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davemc5192.bsky.social @davemc5192.bsky.social · 11h

“Somebody said!”

Who said? When? What’s their interest?

It’s all bullsh*t!

Nobody said anything. He’s just making it up (as usual) for a pretext to elbow himself into yet another news cycle…

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On my soapbox @jmead13.bsky.social · 11h

Trump does not have the power to move World Cup games per FIFA.

“It’s FIFA’s tournament, FIFA’s jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions,” the soccer body’s vice president Victor Montagliani said earlier this month.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Trump threatened to move World Cup games away from Boston, but it's up to FIFA to pick sites

“We could take them away,” President Donald Trump said of the World Cup games. “I love the people of Boston and I know the games are sold out. But your mayor is not good.”

www.pbs.org

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lisac1.bsky.social @lisac1.bsky.social · 11h

The Olympic committee awards the games to cities, not you.

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