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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 6h

excellent story

A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respond

By last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

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Laurie MacNamara @lauriedelray.bsky.social · 6h

Take a simple flight in the middle of a Tuesday and of course this happens…

DCA flights grounded for over an hour after reported bomb threat

The bomb threat targeted an inbound United Airlines flight.

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Marty Ema @emaenoiaen.bsky.social · 6h

The Secretive Donor Circle That Lifted JD Vance Is Now Rewriting MAGA's Future.

Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump's Washington. his efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: And "aristocracy" is needed to move the country forward.

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The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future

Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 7h

@whipkclark.bsky.social has made supporting American families a cornerstone of her congressional career—from championing policies like universal childcare to supporting paid family leave to providing affordable healthcare. Here’s what she’s saying about the shutdown.

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Eric Teusink @ericteusink.bsky.social · 12h

Great thread.

It isn't just NYC Mayor and the Governorships of VA and NJ on the ballot today.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

Pennsylvania is a state that has really diverse & high stakes, up and down the ballot tomorrow.

—control of state supreme court
—lower state court races
—Philly DA: Krasner's reelect
—important, heated school boards
—partisan battles for county execs in swing counties
—Bucks County at a crossroads

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 7h

Extremely 2025 coded - Firefighters are donating their plasma to reduce the forever chemicals in their blood. "If a firefighter donates plasma six times a year, the PFAS in their blood could be reduced by up to 60%." (The plasma is "cleaned" before being used.) www.yourvalley.net/glendale-ind...

Glendale firefighters donate plasma to change out PFAS - Glendale Independent

Across Arizona and the United States, firefighters are facing a cancer epidemic. One cause of this spike in cancer is the record high amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also …

www.yourvalley.net

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 6h

If you thought Trump was Marie Antoinette saying to the hungry "let them eat cake" or a partying Gatsby-era rich guy indifferent to the hungry, it's worse than that. He's now openly defying a court order, refusing to release SNAP benefits to stick it to Dems...more than willing to let people starve.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 7h

It’s up to us now. If you haven’t voted yet, GO VOTE!
#VoteBlue #VoteYesOnProp50 🗳️

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 6h

One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away.

Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains: buff.ly/QHpnb1G

Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them

For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.

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VikingNAFOFella 💙🌊🌈 @vikingnafofella.bsky.social · 18h

💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛
‼️Just €661 left before the van is fully funded‼️
‼️ New LEGO Raffle (Pirates of the Caribbean)‼️

We're getting close to the goal and hopefully this raffle will bring us even closer!🎯

🏁 Goal: €2914 🚐
✅ Raised so far: €2253 (77%) 🙏

Donations (€5/ticket):
buy.stripe.com/9B6dR98TK4ld...

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

When we launched this campaign, we said we wanted to knock on one million doors across the five boroughs by the June primary.

Some people laughed. You got to work. We hit 1.6 million.

In the general, we said let's do it again. Another million.

We just passed three.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t let the fact that Russia has been irradiating our diplomats for decades influence your conclusion.

whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/havana-syndr...

Havana Syndrome: Only Two Nations on Earth

The official line says there’s “no clear evidence of a weapon.” Our reporting—and the science—point elsewhere. This installment follows the trail to the only two nations with the capability, history, ...

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Greg (Big Dog) @oneveteransoath.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve been in a poor headspace lately.

Today I get to head into the OR for another procedure on my back. Without anesthesia again. Then I get to grit my teeth for a few days. I’ll be ok because there are many other things to focus on.

Life isn’t ever about one thing, time marches on.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h

MTG on The View. Who is this person?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.

There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.

Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.

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Tiffany Muller @tiffanymuller.bsky.social · 8h

After these corporations were handed billions in federal contracts, they turned around and bribed Trump with money he's using to build his billionaire ballroom.

This whole thing reeks of pure corruption.

Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts

The White House ballroom’s donor list contains heavyweights in the tech, financial and defense sectors, including Google, Comcast and Lockheed Martin.

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Christine Riter @criterdee.bsky.social · 12h

Amid gerrymandering threats, fear tactics, ICE sweeps in neighborhoods, bombing boats w/o due process, tariffs, clawing back authorized funds, not swearing in democrats……

The answer is to call in bomb threats to polling stations?

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: "Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places." The bomb threats are in heavily Democratic districts. The GOP is back to cheating like they did in 2024. This is more evidence of how MAGA is a threat to our democratic Republic.
www.nj.com/politics/202...

Bomb threats close some N.J. polling locations

Polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean and Passaic counties are affected though officials say the threats are not credible.

www.nj.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 9h

It's the exact same ideology embraced by the elite enslavers before the Civil War: some people are better than others, and have the right-- and maybe the duty-- to rule. It was the Mudsill Theory then, and it's the Mudsill Theory today, dress it up in whatever elegant language you may.

Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 10h

When Hillary said there was a vast right wing conspiracy, she was, as usual, correct. It's become more entrenched, secretive, organized, & scary.

Armed w knowledge, we will #PushBack 🐸

#WeAreDemocracy
#DemocracyNotAutocracy

Gifted article. wapo.st/3Jsvgrl

#Voices4Victory
#USDemoctacy

The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future

Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.

wapo.st

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Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 12h

The State Duma proposed sending youth gathering in shopping centers to factories

Mass gatherings of young people in food courts at shopping centers are a consequence of the lack of decent alternatives, said State Duma deputy Alexander Tolmachev.

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 12h

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, dies at 84 RIP
November 4, 20257:01 AM ET
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/1...

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, dies at 84

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

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KittyAKAJody @kittywestmeow.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit - listen to @jesscraven101.bsky.social reveal some health insurance premium increases across the county. F*ck the felon pedo rapist and his complicit gop.

I asked my subscribers to send me their new ACA premium quotes.

OH MY GOD.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):