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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d

I was once whining to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that one of my key sources had cut me off. She said: "Access is overrated." And indeed it is. The press is not likely to miss out on any crucial Pentagon stories just because they can't roam the corridors.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 1d

We want all international travelers who use a passport with an “X” gender marker to know that your identity doc is still legal & valid.

If you run into issues while traveling, please report your experience to Lambda Legal’s Help Desk: lambdalegal.org/helpdesk/

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE: PASSPORTS WITH “X” GENDER MARKER

Lambda Legal wants all international travelers who use a passport with an “X” gender marker to know that your identity document is still legal and valid.

A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection policy is now in effect. Some airline booking systems may not accept an “X” gender marker for international travel and instead might require “M” or “F”.

Your passport with an “X” gender marker is still legal and valid. This change affects airline data systems, not your legal documents or your right to travel.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 1d

Brian Sicknick (1978-2021)

an image with the face of Brian Sicknick, a US Capitol police officer who was killed during the far-right pro-Trump violent putsch attempt on Jan 6, 2021

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 1d

I have two cats but Brian May rarely features in pics because she rarely wants to hang out in a photo-friendly way. She's just not a cuddle monster. We still call her "the baby" even though she is 15. She got to 6 months old and didn't grow another mm so she'll always be the baby.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 2d

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 1d

Anglican priest @revdalicegoodman.bsky.social recalls the moment she blessed some Unite the Kingdom protestors on the tube. “It was, I suppose, better than saying ‘God damn you.’”

How do I help heal division as a priest?

An encounter with some elderly football hooligans on the tube made me consider the purpose of preaching in our fractured times

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 1d

One thing that’s probably getting overlooked here is: these folks are serious about this stuff.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Lincoln Democracy 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @stef47.bsky.social · 2d

How soon we forget.

Of the 220 hostages that survived,
all but 20 were released while Biden
was in office.

Trump got 20 hostages released.

Timeline of Hostage Releases During Biden's
Presidency:
• Late 2023: The first significant batch of around 105 hostages, mostly civilians, women, and children, was released during a ceasefire in November 2023. wikipedia
• 2024 to early 2025: Additional smaller batches, including some foreign nationals and elderly, were released intermittently through negotiations, humanitarian efforts, and Israeli military rescues.
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• January 2025: A ceasefire agreement facilitated the release of approximately 30 more hostages, mainly women and civilians. the-independent
• Throughout 2024-2025: Various humanitarian releases continued, often involving exchanges for Palestinian prisoners or other diplomatic negotiations, summing to about 135 hostages.
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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 2d

Harry Potter didn't, in the end, encourage people to read, it just encouraged them to read Harry Potter.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 3d

The Faroe Islands locker room was quite rightly hyped after the territory of just 55,000 people stunned the Czech Republic 2-1 🥳

It’s their third straight World Cup win, arguably the biggest in their history, and leaves the Faroes one point off a World Cup play-off spot. Truly remarkable 🇫🇴

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 2d

Long form narrative poetry is overdue for a comeback

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

"In the images of the area, even the sunlight looks different and otherworldly. I couldn’t figure out why, until I realised it was because there were no structures to filter it. No shade, no shadows. A home returned to is just a plot on which to pitch another tent and wait for aid."

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 9d

You can be a Christian who wields the death-dealing power of empire.

But you cannot follow Jesus & do that.

You can be a Christian who thinks that the purpose of salvation is avoiding hell tomorrow instead of destroying hell today.

But you cannot follow Jesus & do that. 5/6

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 6d

Sometimes I wonder what this country might look like if we left “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in hotel nightstands instead of the KJV.

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Alice Goodman @revdalicegoodman.bsky.social · 3d

OMFG!

Amir Talai @amirtalai.bsky.social · 3d

Some Christians are pushing a holier alt to Halloween. They are calling it Jesus Ween. I wish this was a joke.

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