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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

A nice show of support here by Pope Leo for Cardinal Cupich, whom some Catholic Bishops in the U.S. are attacking as a proxy for their unhappiness with where the Church is continuing to go with Pope Leo at the helm.
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Pope Leo appoints Cardinal Cupich to commission for Vatican City State

Today’s appointment is seen in Rome as a sign of the esteem that Pope Leo has for the cardinal archbishop of Chicago, who recently came under fire from a number of U.S. bishops for giving a lifetime a...

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Bill Wong @ten24get.bsky.social · 2h

The First "No Kings" protest: Declaration of Independence to King George III .

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 7h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

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Bill Wong @ten24get.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is going to find out there are no manufacturing jobs coming back to US shores cuz those jobs don't exist anymore.
Instead, US needs to be investing, educating, recruiting those who can work in the future jobs.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

Bill Wong @ten24get.bsky.social · 2h

Trump started his Whites Only Immigration policy when he instituted his Muslim Ban.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine that.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

The Real Portland War-zone 😱

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 3h

Colorado is scrambling to process 900+ unemployment claims from federal workers during the government shutdown and the food pantry at Buckley Space Force Base has seen demand double

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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 3h

Peace Without Teeth
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Peace Without Teeth

Trump’s reckless leap into “Phase Two” of his peace plan ignores the blood on Gaza’s streets and the empty promises behind every handshake in Cairo’s spotlight

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

AP: “Though 🇺🇸 only spends around 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump declared USAID — once the world’s leading donor of humanitarian assistance — a waste of💰and dissolved it.”

(But his pal Milei gets $40 Billion for Argentina) apnews.com/article/myan...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

WSJ: “.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the agency’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Q: “Most hospitals + people who will lose insurance are in rural areas. If Trump & Republicans are so intent on sticking it to their own voters, why not let them?”

@aoc.bsky.social : “That’s the difference between us & Trump. I don’t care if you voted for me, I want you to have health care.”

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 6h

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 2h

Bessent is best buds with billionaire hedge fund manager Rob Citrone,who, by his own account, helped make Bessent very wealthy.Citrone has bought Argentine debt and purchased equity in numerous Argentine companies that are closely tied to the performance of the overall economy.

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Bill Wong @ten24get.bsky.social · 2h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Welch: Mike Johnson-If he's a big Christian, he should be fighting for the marginalized, fighting for the poor. But instead he weaponizes his faith to lure voters in and then dicks him over every chance he gets.