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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 1m

The administration cut visas for nationals from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay.

“The supreme court has been clear that noncitizens have a right to freedom of speech” Fitzpatrick said.
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Outcry after US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks

Cancellations represent escalating government-wide campaign to suppress criticism of rightwing influencer

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 8m

The live broadcast airs Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 9 pm ET from D.C., on CNN moderated by Kaitlan Collins.
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CNN’s Town Hall With Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Airs Tonight: Here’s How to Stream the Event Live Online

CNN will host a town hall on Wednesday night with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Here's how to stream the event live online.

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 15m

It’s raised eyebrows thanks to the weak legal rationale (courts have all but unanimously declared social media companies can ban users) and the fact that YouTube’s parent company would benefit greatly from winning Trump’s favor.
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Senate Democrats want to know: was YouTube’s Trump settlement a bribe?

They’re warning the company “may have run afoul of the law.”

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 19m

Many of the 90 bodies returned to Gaza by Israeli under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture & execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands & bullet wounds in the head. The international criminal court is investigating war crime allegations by both sides.
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Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 29m

Unlike other #Florida cities that knuckled under, Fort Lauderdale not giving up fight to keep pride street art www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/15/l... via @sun-sentinel.com

‘Last man standing’: Fort Lauderdale not giving up fight to keep pride street art

A statewide crackdown has led to the removal of street art from Key West to Jacksonville. Other cities have backed down, but Fort Lauderdale is moving forward with a legal battle some say it can’t …

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 26m

The “reawakened” microbes raise concerns about how they could increase greenhouse gas emissions in a warming Arctic. They expect ancient microbes will start chowing down on organic matter & produce greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide & methane.
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Scientists Resurrect 40,000-Year-Old Microbes From Alaskan Permafrost. What They Found Raised Worries About the Future of a Warming Arctic

The experiments offer new insights one of the “biggest unknowns” in how the climate will change in the years to come

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 36m

NBC News Reportedly Slashing Up To 150 Jobs: Here's Why. After it splits from NBC News, MSNBC will be rebranded as "MS NOW." CNBC and MS NOW will have entirely separate news divisions from NBC, along with dropping the network's iconic peacock from their logos.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 5h

NBC News has laid off 150 employees, eliminating teams dedicated to Black, Asian American, Latino and LGBTQ+ issues - The Wrap

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records

Read more here.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2h

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 2h

Enough with the games Speaker Johnson. Call the House back. Swear in Adelita Grijalva. And reopen the government.

We've got work to do.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

"In unison."

Amen.

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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.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 2h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 3h

They are the kinds of books that will be cherished well into the future, worn from use and perhaps replaced more than once. Because of this, they felt essential.
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

65 Essential Children’s Books

Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 3h

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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects several fundamental rights, including the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. It prohibits Congress from making laws that establish a religion or restrict these freedoms.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 3h

Congratulations to Brown University. An institution dedicated to timeless principles must not yield to temporary improper pressures.

Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact

In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain's locations.

CVS polishes off deal to buy former Rite Aid stores, prescription files

CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain’s locations.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

Trump threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest. World Cup host sites aren’t up to him.

Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites

President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 6h

Faraja was born unique. Whilst most elephants have dark grey skin and black hair, he had pale skin and white hair – one of only two elephant calves ever documented with these rare markings in Amboseli.

Read Faraja's incredible story: www.swt.bio/faraja

#WildSuccess

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 4h

Hear from Dani and Humphreys, Tennessee community members about WCK's #ChefsForTennessee work after the recent munitions plant explosion: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/humphreys-county/nashville-chefs-join-relief-groups-to-aid-families-of-explosion-victims

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 10h

WCK's John is on the ground in Anchorage, Alaska, after Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities over the weekend. He's en route to Bethel, a town hit hard by the typhoon, to support the community. #ChefsForAlaska

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 3h

This week, the firm is hiding the certificates at five iconic locations around New York City, with one location revealed every day for five days. The treasure hunt will next move on to Philadelphia Oct 21 - 25 and Miami Oct 28 - Nov 1st.
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A Real-Life Treasure Hunt Is Underway in These American Cities

Stack's Bowers Galleries is hiding certificates for rare coins and banknotes this month as it celebrates the 90th anniversary of its first auction in October 1935

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 3h

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See 15 Wondrous Winning Images From the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

The eye-catching wildlife photos highlight both the beauty and the harsh realities of nature

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