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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 57m

When @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reached out to the companies listed in a "rebuilding Gaza" presentation that has circulated within the Trump administration, not a single one confirmed their involvement. The ones who replied had never even heard of it.

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

www.wired.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 5h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, I am aware I mistyped 1988 as 1990, forgive me for not remembering every date accurately off of the top of my head.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 4h

This is a problem with pricing

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 5h

"The DOJ will continue engaging tech companies to *eliminate platforms* . . ."

This is your daily reminder Bondi specifically, and MAGA generally, spent the last 4 years accusing the Biden admin of jawboning tech companies to take down content in violation of the 1A.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 1d

A massive storm that brought a record storm surge to Alaska was poorly forecast, and “this is one of the clearest possible examples to date where missing upper air soundings due to NWS constraints may have led to a degraded forecast.”

Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday a massive storm surge event from the remnants of Typhoon Halong caused catastrophic damage in remote western Alaska. Thanks to @alaskawx.bsky.social for his help with this deep dive, including the forecast challenges in an area dealing with reduced NWS upper air soundings
tinyurl.com/4ycxaez9

Historic coastal flooding strikes western Alaska

Remnants of Typhoon Halong produce hurricane force winds and push massive storm surge inland in Kuskokwim River Delta, destroying and carrying away homes, leaving devastated communities.

tinyurl.com

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 18h

Treinen coming in, which means the Dodgers will lose.

Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 18h

Bring in the robot umpires.

#nlcs

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 19h

Wot in tarnation

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 20h

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20h

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21h

Ahead of a cryptocurrency selloff, two accounts placed bets against the market minutes before tariff news broke and scored $160 million

A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million

Ahead of the selloff, two accounts on Hyperliquid placed massive bets that bitcoin and ether would fall.

on.wsj.com

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 21h

Kid's pulp like Goosebumps and Sweet Valley Twins were load-bearing pillars for adult literacy and societal well-being.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 1d

New, short post from me, a guy who's not particularly inclined to go to protests, encouraging you to get out and protest this Saturday:
www.jacobgrier.com/blog/2025/10...

You—yes, you—should protest this weekend – Liquidity Preference

www.jacobgrier.com

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 23h

SB 79 does not apply to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland. Please stop wasting my time with such foolish inquiries.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Do you want to live in a "papers, please" country?

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 1d

No kings and yes paychecks wasn't just the Biden era. It was our entire way of life for 250 years.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

The French got it right.

It seems like a good avenue to pursue for the UK if they can get costs low enough.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

Too many spicy skeets today re Columbus Day.

I'm going to sidestep the issue by wishing a happy 100th birthday (in heaven) to climate hero Maggie Thatcher!

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Economy
Our wine sales to Canada are down 96%!!!!!!!!!
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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

I feel the need to note that the Trump administration's strategy for overthrowing our constitutional order relies on political violence by lefties to justify a broader crackdown on the general populace.

Do not take the bait. Principled nonviolence is the only strategy worth pursuing.

Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

This is evil. This is un-American bullshit, and we cannot continue to allow this to happen.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 1d

More truck-free cargo trailer action! This was a 30-mile bike ride to pick up a bedroom set from a Craigslist ad. Once you live a car-lite or car-free lifestyle, you can't unsee the waste and inefficiency of personal car ownership. #CargoBikes #CarsRuinCities #FossilFuel #CleanAir #CarsStink

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

We stayed at that hotel when we visited last year. Pretty sweet place!

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

I just made a hotel pan of beef stew. Good stuff, about $3.25 per serving. Maybe an hour of work.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

If you vote for a Republican for any office, from president to dog catcher, you are endorsing the kidnapping of children.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 1d

This is evil. This is un-American bullshit, and we cannot continue to allow this to happen.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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