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We Need To Talk About Kevin @kdreyfuss88.bsky.social · 8h

I was at a journalism conference last month and someone on a panel said that the single biggest source of misinformation in the world today is the US Government and every day reaffirms that observation.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 8h

You cannot trust any statement any branch of the government makes at this point.

Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 11h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 7h

The state of Florida is apparently now teaching that McCarthyism was not, in fact, a bad thing, I guess.

Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 13h

Florida’s Social Studies standards are getting another update next month.

No, those terrible African American History standards will stay, but there’s a huge update to our Anti-Communism education.

This is just one page.

FLORIDA'S STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

SS.912.HC.9.3 Describe the emergence of modern Marxist thought in education and media.
Benchmark Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Instruction includes the influence of the Frankfurt School on the modern education system (c.g. Critical Theory).
Clarification 2: Instruction includes Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Howard Zinn and their work (e.g., the oppressor vs. oppressed dichotomy, historical revisionism).
Clarification 3: Instruction includes the repackaging of Marxist ideology using modern terminology and concepts to disguise the underlying Marxism (e.g., Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States as a recasting of William Z. Foster's history books, Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, James W.
Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me).
Clarification 4: Instruction includes the dangers of pro-communist propaganda in entertainment and media industries.

SS.912,HC.9,4 Identify propaganda and defamation utilized to delegitimize anti-communists
and anti-communist movements.
Benchmark Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Instruction includes campaigns to shut down the House Committee on Un-American Activities by communists and communist sympathizers, including protests in San Francisco in 1960 to. disrupt the meeting.
Clarification 2: Instruction includes a change in policy by President John F. Kennedy's administration, forbidding explicitly anti-communist speeches in the military.
Clarification 3: Instruction includes using "McCarthyism" as an insult and shorthand for all anti-communism.
Clarification 4: Instruction includes slander against anti-communists, such as red-baiter and Red Scare.

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brottkalk.bsky.social @brottkalk.bsky.social · 8h

19thnews.org/2025/10/east...

First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.

The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.

19thnews.org

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 9h

man

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 7h

to be clear nothing that ostensibly serves a public interest function owned by the fourth richest man in the world has ever been, in any meaningful sense, in "severe financial distress"

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 8h

Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

Pain at The Post

As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...

www.status.news

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Iceland lost the distinction of being one of the last places in the world without a confirmed sighting of wild mosquitoes. Experts say the discovery is a sign of how rapid climate change and globalization are changing Iceland.

Iceland Says It Is No Longer Mosquito-Free

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.

nyti.ms

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Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 12h

www.cbsnews.com/news/does-it...

OCBS NEWS
Politics
Does It Matter If The President Doesn't Wear A Jacket Or Tie In The Oval Office?
By Mark Knoller
January 30, 2009 / 2:12 PM EST / CBS News
By CBS News White House Correspondent
Mark Knoller

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Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 11h

UVA Board right now, probably. @brendannyhan.bsky.social

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 11h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 10h

what

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”

Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold

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April Wolfe @aprilwolfe.bsky.social · 13h

Asked my mom if she’d heard about it and she did it thought it was a joke and was shocked to find out it was real.

Will Li @williamlidc.bsky.social · 13h

I was chatting with a neighbor this afternoon and he asked me "so . . . what's going on in the world," and I led with, "well, there's the whole destroying the East Wing of the White House for a ballroom thing, it's just gone," and my neighbor said "wait what? I didn't know that"

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 15h

Oh

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Stefanik endorsed, campaigned, and fundraised for George Santos.

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Politico @politico.com · 15h

Curtis Sliwa says he would rather be fatally tortured than drop out of the NYC mayoral race and work for Andrew Cuomo.

Give me candidacy or give me death: GOP nominee holds firm in NYC mayoral race

Curtis Sliwa said he would rather be fatally tortured than drop out and work for one of his rivals.

www.politico.com

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 11h

"Andrew, you didn't leave, you fled from being impeached by the Democrats in the legislature!" — Curtis Sliwa came to throw hands again

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 11h

Cuomo is still deliberately mispronouncing Mamdani's name during tonight's debate.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 12h

Also like, in addition to not being an abstract symbol, the likelihood of contractors being paid fairly? Of the asbestos in this 1942 building being handled with care?

Of the demolition happening in a way that ensures the emergency bunker isn't overly damaged?

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 12h

We can save the White House from demolition but it’s going to cost money. A lot of money. Don’t worry, I have a plan: let’s put on a show

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 13h

My husbands cell phone occasionally gets text for a Pennsylvania Republican named Betty, and uh, they’ve recently become…somewhat aggressive…

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jklute1.bsky.social @jklute1.bsky.social · 12h

There was more outrage about the Cracker Barrel remodel

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly feels surreal that there isn't more elite outcry about tearing down the East Wing

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 12h

“A common military tattoo”

Yeah, in the Waffen SS

José Vasquez, Common Defense Executive
Director and Army veteran, said:
"It's disappointing that some people in power seem uncomfortable with a candidate who
actually served on the frontlines for this country, and who has the scars-and the tattoos-to prove
it. Smearing a veteran over a common military tattoo is a cheap distraction from what really matters: who will stand up and fight for Mainers."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13h

TRUMP IN JULY, discussing plans to build a ballroom beside the White House:
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
THE NEWS TODAY:
Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing.