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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d

In 2023, Joe Garcia wrote a viral essay about becoming a fan of Taylor Swift while serving a life sentence. On September 13, 2024, he was released; less than two months later, he went to the Eras Tour.

From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour

While serving time for murder, Joe Garcia heard Taylor Swift’s music and thought of the woman he loved. Last year, they were reunited.

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Shannypie @shannypie.bsky.social · 1m

This is literally like Big Brother crap.

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 16m

Video blaming Democrats for the shutdown to play at airports during TSA waiting lines.

Source: www.whas11.com/article/news...

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Dodgers Nation @dodgersnation.bsky.social · 13m

Blake Snell just dropped some truth: the Dodgers have the best chemistry in baseball. That's how you keep the vibes high heading into the NLCS.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Shannypie @shannypie.bsky.social · 45m

This would be significant if true.

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 3h

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

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The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 6h

The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

I know I tell this story all the time, BUT

Pete Hoekstra, Trump's current ambassador to Canada (& to Netherlands in Trump 1) told me when he was first being considered that he had no proof of naturalization. (He came to US when he was 12.)

He had been HPSCI chair for years before that. [corrected]

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 1h

And this is why California, and other Blue States, need to hold the line.

CNN @cnn.com · 1h

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans to vote next week on redrawing the state’s US House district map, with a likely aim to secure another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

North Carolina GOP announces plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle | CNN Politics

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s US House district map, with a likely aim to secure another GOP seat within already right...

www.cnn.com

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Mike 🫘🇺🇦 @m5xjr.bsky.social · 7h

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 1h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"You're welcome on the podcast anytime, Congresswoman!"

@timmiller.bsky.social is giving MTG kudos for her shutdown messaging on the latest Bulwark Podcast with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 3h

The quest for the NL crown begins tonight in Milwaukee 👑

The @Dodgers take on the @Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS at 8:08 PM ET on @TBSNetwork.

NLCS Game 1: Dodgers vs. Brewers
Pictured: (Left) Action cutouts of Teoscar Hernández, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki in road gray Dodgers uniforms. (Right) Action cutouts of Abner Uribe, William Contreras and Jackson Chourio in cream-colored Brewers uniforms.
NLCS presented by loanDepot

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Maggie 🇺🇸⚾️ @lacentrist.bsky.social · 4h

I’m glad I’ll be distracted by Game 1 of of the NLCS. Baseball is my escape. GO DODGERS. #LADodgers #NLCS

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 2h

The Mariners have a "Huckle-Nut Cannoli" for the ALCS 👀

It's made with rosemary-scented ricotta cannoli shells filled with huckleberry sweet cream, toasted hazelnuts and drizzled in smoked huckleberry caramel

Two cannolis filled with huckleberry sweet cream, toasted hazelnuts and drizzled in smoked huckleberry caramel. They're placed on a wood platter.

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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 3h

the 40 fastest pitches by dodgers starters this year

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Shannypie @shannypie.bsky.social · 2h

This is excellent and to the point. They want to rule by fear.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 3h

One of the writers best explaining Trumpism right now is not a full-time writer, but @donmoyn.bsky.social, an academic and professor. The Times should give him a column. But for now, you can read his great stuff via his newsletter. Another sharp piece here.

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

Shannypie @shannypie.bsky.social · 3h

Yes. This is how you do it.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h

By the time you get to the point where the Transportation Secretary is complaining about political protests, you know the administration is truly scared of the public backlash.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 6h

Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social

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Shannypie @shannypie.bsky.social · 4h

@chefjoseandres.bsky.social
Deserves a Nobel.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h

Respect to those who got here first.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 5h

If Shildt really is retiring this was the last moment of his baseball career. Tough scene.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration's Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

www.propublica.org

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 7h

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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