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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2h

Wow

Jake Berman @lostsubways.com · 14h

What could have been: the New York MTA's Program for Action to fix the subways, 1968. Details below the fold.

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 3h

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I Rented a Houseboat on New York’s Erie Canal—Here’s What It’s Like to Captain Your Own Cruise

Here's what it was like for writer Erik Trinidad to take a self-guided houseboat trip—with history, small towns, wildlife, and plenty of laughs at 6 mph.

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 5h

“Are there extenuating factors?

We don’t know yet
because the transaction the Justice Department has focused on had not previously
received
much outside scrutiny.”

It’s been scrutinized

Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 6h

I’m gifting you this article because the utter insanity of the charges against #LetitiaJames and scope in context to Donald Trump’s decades of Mortgage Fraud in the BILLIONS that led to $900 Trillion in global Mortgage Fraud. Please absorb the rest of the thread. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

The Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James, Explained

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 16h

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

“And it’s not all driven by what we see on the streets, it’s also driven by, to some degree, what’s going on behind the scenes, and you don’t have full view into that.”

brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

“Trump appointed Judge Ryan Nelson said to Oregon’s Senior Assistant Attorney General Stacy Chaffin Thursday. “Now, I understand there’s a statute here and we’re going to have to review that, but this goes to the level of deference that I think the president is entitled to in these circumstances.“

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

Operating any vehicles = head out the window

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.

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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Tony Almquist @tony-almquist.bsky.social · 1d

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"prosecutors would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that James concocted a scheme to get an 0.8% reduction on a modest loan that she voluntarily paid off 11 years early … all so that she could earn a couple thousand dollars in rental income"

The Tish James Indictment Looks Like Country Fried BS

Yeah, don't faint.

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

How I Expect the Supreme Court to Kill Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais (If It Does So): Not By Direct Overruling but By Pretending They Are Simply Reinterpreting the Meaning of Section 2 electionlawblog.org?p=152471

How I Expect the Supreme Court to Kill Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais (If It Does So): Not By Direct Overruling but By Pretending They Are Simply Reinterpreting the Meaning of Section 2...

I’ve written of good reason to believe the Supreme Court is going to sap Section 2 of its power in the Louisiana v. Callais case, being argued on Wednesday. I won’t rehash those arguments here. Instea...

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

“and (2) explain why proper application of that standard to the case at hand warrants granting the requested relief, even on an interim basis. “

brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 1d

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“The question is why the justices can’t be bothered to even briefly (1) identify the proper standard for granting the relief the Trump administration is seeking;“

183. The Missing Defenses of the Court's Behavior

Rather than knocking down straw men or attacking their critics, the justices (and their defenders) would do well to explain why the sharpest criticisms of the Court's recent behavior are *wrong.*

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Alyson Wonderland @alysonofwonderland.bsky.social · 2d

That’s the plan!!!!
JayDee couch Humper’s company is planning to buy up all the land!

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JD Vance funded AcreTrader. Here’s why that matters.

The real estate platform streamlines investing in US farmland. Now farms are fast becoming a portfolio staple for investors worldwide.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 3d

"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an 'iron fist,' according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."

via www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear
Recent moves reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his ambitious agenda

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 2d

Team Trump is just mocking Republicans in Congress now.

Remember this when you see Thune or Johnson blame Dems for anything. They are just ceremonial co-chairs of the Duma, rubber stamps for their leader

Trump, Vought & Miller have made them all as feckless as Susan Collins. No small feat

SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 3d

"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an 'iron fist,' according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

He says that he hasn’t read it

He says that he doesn’t know anything about the FBI’s Homan bribe video

brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

He doesn’t know about the video

Sure

brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican Political Party is destroying exchange infrastructure across the globe. Stopping the flow of goods and trade, preventing fair exchange with others.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 2d

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philosifind on Instagram: "Share your thoughts in the comments down below 👇🏻 🎙 Speaker: Carl Sagan / Earthy Education Watch the full episode now on YouTube…"

Share your thoughts in the comments down below 👇🏻 🎙 Speaker: Carl Sagan / Earthy Education Watch the full episode now on YouTube. If you liked this video, hit follow for daily exclusive content. Follow @philosifind for more! 📩 DM for credit/removal (no copyright intended for video/music) © All rights to respective owners.....#CarlSagan #TruthSeekers #DeepThoughts #MustWatch #TimelessWisdom

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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brooklyntrolleydodger @bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social · 3d

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 3d

“The Death of Public Health”

Jonas Salk saved millions with a polio vaccine. He gave it away to help humanity. Today, venal and yes, evil billionaires—Koch to Musk to Peter Thiel—are fully behind destroying American society for profit. They want you poor, sick, and desperate. We must stop them.

The Death of Public Health

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it's not just an essential federal public health agency that will die

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 3d

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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