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Nick Hennen

@newsman.bsky.social

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 8d

Why are we in a shutdown? Because Democrats are digging their heels in to protect the American healthcare. That's it! The same folks who tried to save social security, free lunches for poor kids, meals on wheels, and on and on.... #Project2025

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 30m

Average new car price tops $50K for first time www.techspot.com/news/109849-...

Average new car price tops $50,000 for first time as Americans shift to EVs and luxury models

The average price paid for a new car in the United States surpassed $50,000 for the first time in September, marking a pivotal moment for the automotive...

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 2h

ESA: Growing Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field has ballooned to nearly half the size of continental Europe www.esa.int/Applications...

Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field

Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South A...

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has a tantrum over his 'worst photo ever' with 'disappearing hair' www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

Trump looking hella bald in recent cover of Time Magazine

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 15h

Not only are we just on the cusp of understanding the ramifications now of the lack of corporate accountability in this country, there’s also no labor. That’s DoorDash, Walmart, Instacart, pizza, whatever it is you want. Good luck getting it. It’s gonna get much harder in the coming days.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy week.

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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 23h

Today, I wanted to write about some of the absolutely insane stuff I’ve been watching.
JD Vance did the Sunday shows, and spent some time defending the Tom Homan’s 50,000-dollars-in-cash-in-a-Cava-takeout-bag bribe thing, which led to this amazing moment ... - @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Absolute Insanity

JD Defending 50k Bribes, Congress Scared of Trump and Lots O Stupid.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16h

Solidarity is the only way

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 15h

🌎 “There is now a risk that collapse could occur within the lifetime of people born and living on the planet today,”
🌍 “The world is not prepared for the impacts of crossing these tipping points…” 🌏
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world.

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 17h

“We’ll see what the definition of term limit is," Steve Bannon said www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...

Former Trump Adviser Says There Are 'Different Alternatives' To Get Trump Reelected In 2028

“We’ll see what the definition of term limit is," Steve Bannon said.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

What can we do? This is illegal and no one's doing anything about it.

Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

This is what he turned our beautiful country into. We're fighting each other which he encourages. None of us can now afford basic needs like food and necessities and soon -- no more affordable healthcare

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

Wow

Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

Oh okay

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

We now have armed secret police kidnapping citizens off the street

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

Every American is a target. www.cbsnews.com/news/how-chi...

China's capacity to hack the U.S. is growing, former NSA head says. Here's what they're targeting and why.

Recently retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns that China is hacking America's computer systems – targeting water, infrastructure and telecommunications. He says China's capacity for targeting the U.S. is grow...

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨🚨NEW: Education Department wipes out special-ed office with layoffs, union says. The agency cut everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. "

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 1d

19-year-old Board of Director for $19Billion TikTok at. Unreal.

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 2d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify family.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

Before that announcement even hit the airwaves, an anonymous crypto wallet suddenly transferred over $1 billion into stablecoins — digital dollars that hold value even when everything else collapses. Then, within seconds of Trump’s post, that same wallet started placing $100 million buy orders across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins just as the market imploded.

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Legendary actress Diane Keaton dies at age 79 www.counton2.com/news/nationa...

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 3d

I believe in meals on wheels, free lunches for poor school children, affordable healthcare and a minimum living wage by law for all -- to confront the rising cost of things. I believe it is our birthright to live, however simply, freely in liberty with life and the pursuit of happines.

the american flag is flying in front of a fireworks display

Alt: the american flag is flying in front of a fireworks display

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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