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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

TRUMP GETTING MRI?.... Shocking theory about Trump's Walter Reed visit for his second 'annual' check up

IRISH STAR: Trump was 78 when he was inaugurated back in January and is on track to become the country’s oldest president by the end of his second term....

www.irishstar.com/news/politic...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICAL NEWSWIRE: President Trump Vows to Cut "Democrat" Programs During Government Shutdown

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WHITE HOUSE NEWS: President Trump announced plans to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats

DEMENTIA DON: Trump frames it as "retribution," weaponizing the....

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

BUSINESS NEWSWIRE: Silver Prices Shatter 40-Year Record Surging Past $50

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COMMODITY NEWS: Silver prices surged past $50 an ounce to $51, a level investors have not seen since 1980, driven by safe-haven demand, industrial use, and persistent supply deficits....

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

ASSOCIATED PRESS: She saw car-sized object above Texas farm and found mass of NASA equipment

When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky.

She was even more surprised to see....

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She saw a car-sized object above a Texas farm and found a wayward hunk of NASA equipment

A West Texas woman saw something unusual on a recent morning, a massive parachute drifting slowly across the sky.

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

AMERICAN IDIOT: Today's Controversial Stance From #Trump's Health And Human Services Secretary RFK Jr... #LOL... Who Now Claims #CIRCUMCISION Linked To #Autism....

nypost.com/2025/10/09/u...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

READY TAKEOFF?.... Can These Self-Flying Planes Transform the Skies?

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Reliable Robotics is among startups hoping to revolutionize air travel by doing away with the need for human pilots on cargo, military and even passenger aircraft....

www.wsj.com/business/air...

Can These Self-Flying Planes Transform the Skies?

Reliable Robotics is among companies working on a fully autonomous autopilot for smaller planes

www.wsj.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

MEGA GRIDLOCK: Massive traffic jam brings millions of cars to a halt...

CHINA: A miles-long traffic jam brings 36-lane highway in to halt as "10 MILLION CARS" hit roads for national holiday....

www.the-sun.com/news/1532344...

Miles-long jam brings China highway to halt as 10MILLION cars hit roads

THIS is the astonishing moment China’s 36-lane highway is brought to a standstill as 10 million cars headed home after a national holiday. Footage shows the 24-hour traffic jam at Wuzhuang to…

www.the-sun.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

AI NEWSWIRE: #ChatGPT planning vacations... #LOL...To places that don't exist

THE LONDON TIMES: Tech-driven itineraries may look appealing, but travelers have found their recommended destinations and activities exist only in #AI’s imagination....

www.thetimes.com/world/articl...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

LOW QUALITY FACTS: Look at this tin sign of Jesus and Satan playing a friendly game of basketball.

Aside from Jesus being white, it is 100% historically accurate....

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

GREEDY BILLIONAIRE WILL HAVE HELL TO PAY ON JUDGEMENT DAY: Inside #PeterThiel's private lectures and warnings of #Antichrist and #America's destruction... #OMG..."One-world government" #regulations is looming... #WTF... Tells #ElonMusk not to give wealth to #Charity....

www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 2d

NEW YORK POST: Families of hostages held by Hamas feeling mix of joy — and unease: ‘This nightmare may soon be over’....

nypost.com/2025/10/09/w...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 3d

#BOOM... Go Get That COVID Shot...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICA: New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity....

www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 3d

CHRISTIAN HERO >>> POPE LEO: If you hate migrants, then stop calling yourself a Christian....

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

www.npr.org

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 3d

BASTA!!!!!.... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NYC family struggling to survive after beloved father and husband detained in immigration court…

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The impact of ICE: How a Brooklyn family is struggling to survive after beloved father and husband detained in immigration court | amNewYork

Weeks ago, his father, Yonquenide, was detained by masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza at what was supposed to be a routine asylum application hearing.

www.amny.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 5d

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Our Brains Evolved to Socialize -- but Max Out at About 150 Friends

The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media

Pound-for-pound, the human brain is the body’s most metabolically costly organ, consuming 20% of our...

www.wsj.com/science/soci...

Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends

The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media.

www.wsj.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 5d

THE DAILY EXPRESS: Former Head of Pravda the Latest to Take a High Header

Russian police are investigating the death of the latest prominent figure to fall to his death from a window.

The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged....

www.msn.com/en-us/public...

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 5d

THE STEVEN MILLER BOT: Accidentally reveals a secret Trump strategy... #LOL... And is shut down remotely in an attempt to contain the damage....

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Stephen Miller Says Trump Has 'Plenary Authority'

YouTube video by HuffPost

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 7d

#LOL... #PeteHegseth Cold Open - #SNL....

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Pete Hegseth Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 9d

POTENTIAL ICE RAID: Will #Trump Send Masked Thugs To Studio 8H At 30 Rockefeller Plaza?....

ASSOCIATED PRESS: #BadBunny to kick off #SNL 51st season with a group of new cast members…

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Bad Bunny to kick off 'SNL' 51st season with a group of new cast members

Live from New York! It’s a new “SNL” season, with faces both fresh and familiar. Bad Bunny kicks off the 51st season along with musical guest Doja Cat.

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 9d

NEW YORK POST: Trump Reinstates $187M In #CounterTerrorism Funding Grants To #NewYork

DEMENTIA DON: #KathyHochul and #DonaldTrump spoke at length and he promised the governor that "he would look into the matter" a source familiar with the situation told The #NewYorkPost

nypost.com/2025/10/03/u...

Trump admin reinstates $187M in counterterrorism funding grants to NY following uproar

A judge had temporarily blocked FEMA, which administers the grant program, from disbursing the cash earlier this week.

nypost.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 9d

WILL HE GET A PARDON?.... DIDDY GETS FOUR YEARS... Begs for forgiveness through tears....

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Trump Now “Seriously Considering” Pardon For Sean Combs Ahead Of Sentencing; White House Officially Says Nothing

After escaping the harshest charges in his sex trafficking trial, Diddy may get a POTUS pass on the lesser claims he was found guilty for by a NYC jury

deadline.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 9d

GAZA STRIP: Iranian Controlled #Hamas Terrorists Agree To Free All Hostages... #WOW....Hamas Enters Into New #Gaza Deal Talks... #HMMM...But With Conditions... #HALT...USA Demands #Israel Stop Bombing...

www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Hamas willing to free hostages in talks to end Gaza war | The Jerusalem Post

Donald Trump: Believe Hamas is ready for a lasting peace • Mousa Abu Marzouk: Deadline of 72 hours to release all living, deceased hostages 'unrealistic'

www.jpost.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 9d

#TACO... Trump Flip Flops On Defunding New York #CounterTerrorism Operations After Bi-Partisan Appeals From Governor #KathyHochul & Republican Congresswoman #EliseStefanik

NEW YORK TIMES: Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million In #NewYork Counterterrorism Cuts

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...

Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social · 10d

BLOOMBERG: What Happens If You Just Give People Cash – in Crypto

A new basic income pilot will pay low-income New Yorkers $12000 in cryptocurrency to help them invest in big expenses like education and housing

The nonprofit GiveDirectly did outreach in the Bronx

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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