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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 22h

INCORRECT HEADLINE: Reporters refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

CORRECT HEADLINE: Pentagon launches sweeping effort to censor the news, kicks out major media outlets

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23h

A federal judge said "DHS, you cannot legally put this language into a grant." So what DHS did is... keep putting that language in grants — but with a new disclaimer saying it would only apply if the court order was struck down.

The judge was NOT happy.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 10h

Education under focus in the COVID Inquiry this week.

My own reflections - as a SpAd in the Department for Education at the time - are here.

School closures, exams debacle and more.

www.edrith.co.uk/p/a-tale-of-...

(Go to section 4: Covid and Lockdown).

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 20h

i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 10h

💥 Russia: Ukraine struck the Volgograd Oil Refinery again.
Around 4.6% of Russia's total refining capacity.

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Lilly Evans 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇷🇸 @alherix.bsky.social · 11h

🤞it happens as promised and you are home soon. Please take care and wear a mask if possible as COVID is on the rise in hospitals

Lilly Evans 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇷🇸 @alherix.bsky.social · 11h

Free elections used to be protected by USA. Now it is the opposite

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17h

Trump threatens to punish Argentina if Milei loses elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election

US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 21h

Harry Wingfield, of the Ladybird books and others, is among the most underestimated illustrators of C20.

One of the best exhibitions I have been (I have been to 100s) was a retrospective of his original work in Walsall.

Follow @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social for regular servings of Ladybird goodness.

Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21h

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield.
‘Cake’
(Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)

Photo realistic close-up in watercolour of a large slice of cream filled Victoria sponge

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t forget.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

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Lilly Evans 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇷🇸 @alherix.bsky.social · 11h

One v law v for them and another for us. “Animal farm” rules apply

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 13h

I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 1d

"These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’

Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system

www.theguardian.com

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Lilly Evans 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇷🇸 @alherix.bsky.social · 11h

And then Trump bails out Argentina

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely ridiculous and grossly discriminatory if you don’t make A-level English compulsory for all of the population!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

Toughening up language requirements latest move in Labour’s immigration crackdown

www.independent.co.uk

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 16h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 17h

Wait - so there was a peace deal in place under Biden, but Netanyahu met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago (tinyurl.com/4fn64wah) and scuttled it to give them both a political win?

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘?

Nobel?? More like the Hague.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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