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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 4h

Shohei “ah well, nevertheless” Ohtani

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 4h

Shohei Ohtani has 4 extra-base hits

That’s tied for the most extra-base hits in a World Series game, joining:

1906 G5 Frank Isbell

BTW he pitches tomorrow !!!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4h

Ohtani is seven for seven in his last seven at-bats. Five home runs and two doubles. It's *ludicrous*.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16h

A core feature of our unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis is that the Speaker of the House is permitted to performatively lie in public with impunity from the podium every day & the assembled media in front of him offer approximately no pushback at all on the lies.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 7h

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 4h

This has to be one of the greatest gags in schism history

Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 5h

Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.

Mar Awa III, in red cassock, smiles as he gives the jersey to Leo, who looks as though he's been given a bomb to hold

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Jenna Park @jennapark.bsky.social · 12h

We used to own things, but subscribe to them instead.
This model of convenience over ownership benefits corporations who own our data. What’s insidious about a subscription society is the marketing of an illusion of infinite choice, but how much convenience are you willing to trade for dependence?

America is one big subscription service

We used to own things, but now we subscribe to them instead.

open.substack.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 14h

Oh Bari Weiss is just Ms Rachel’s Wario

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10h

In a new Profile, Jennifer Lawrence talks to Jia Tolentino about fame, parenthood, and her new movie, “Die My Love.”

Jennifer Lawrence Goes Dark

She has been cast in maternal roles since her teens. Now, playing a mother for the first time since becoming one, she has chosen the part of a woman pushed past the edge of sanity.

www.newyorker.com

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Erin "Skeleton Factory" Ryan @eringloriaryan.bsky.social · 9h

there are enough people who are completely blinded by racism and sexism that they'd rather have a swiss cheese-brained dictator who would do war crimes on americans than a president who is a black woman

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 10h

if Trump tries to run for an illegal third term Kamala is still only up by 2% god wtf is wrong with the American voter

49% of Americans would literally rather have an unconstitutional dictatorship rather than a normie liberal

Who would win a Harris vs Trump matchup in 2028?
If the 2028 presidential election were between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald
Trump, who would you vote for?
Kamala Harris
Donald Trump
Kamala Harris
51.0%
Donald Trump
49.0%
The Argument's survey of 1,530 registered voters was fielded nationally between Oct. 10-16, 2025. The margin of error for the full survey is +2.8%.
Chart: Lakshya Jain/The Argument • Source: The Argument

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Patrick Monaghan @pkmonaghan.bsky.social · 13h

Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

www.wbez.org/history/2025...

Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

www.wbez.org

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 16h

In addition to any moral or competitive arguments,

1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of.

2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.

Katelyn Best @kabest.bsky.social · 16h

Deeply disappointed in Liz Eddy here, who I've always liked and respected. A reminder that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to educating the public about why trans inclusion isn't just morally correct, but competitively sound share.google/Gjf9a1Sl01eL...

National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing

Recent controversies across women’s sports — from swimming to track and field — have highlighted professional soccer lacks clear eligibility policies, unlike a growing number of other competitions.…

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h

Per court filing, a federal immigration agent pointed a gun at a U.S. citizen protesting and told him “bang, bang,” and “you’re dead liberal.” From a weekend Loevy civil rights firm filing

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

Trump screws his voters again: He just denied disaster aid to Maryland (while giving it to red states). But I took a look and it turns out the suffering Maryland counties are in Appalachia and backed him by 40 and 54 points.

On the pod, @stevebenen.com and I discuss:
newrepublic.com/article/2022...

Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters

After Trump’s handling of disasters boomerangs on MAGA country, the author of a piece on his retribution against blue America explains how this saga reveals MAGA ideology’s deepest depravities.

newrepublic.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans reut.rs/42YJMO9

Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial purchases of U.S. soybeans for several years and will delay its expanded licensing regime for rare earths by a year and re-examine it after two days of trade talks in Malaysia.

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Bryan @bryanuf.bsky.social · 17h

This sounds too familiar with what the Republicans in US government are bloviating about.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 20h

Keep this in mind the next time some pundit refers to “flyover country,” “coastal elitism,” and the conservative “heartland.”

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.

From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump

A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.

www.motherjones.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 19h

Good morning.

It's been 34 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.

Jeremy Hsu @jeremyhsu.bsky.social · 1d

NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.

The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.

A map image from the Flight Radar 24 service shows the flight track of a NOAA P-3 Orion aircraft flying over the Caribbean Sea, where Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic rain and flooding to Jamaica and Haiti. Most other aircraft appear to be steering clear of the area.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

my theory of mind is they think dems are the ones who use SNAP the most so pulling SNAP earlier will force them to end the shutdown

Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 1d

I really don’t get the play here honestly. Just throwing SNAP to the wolves for no reason at the same time the ACA premiums skyrocket?

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Bryan @bryanuf.bsky.social · 20h

Wish I could be financially irresponsible to fly people who talk this way to NYC, greet them at Times Square, lead them inside a downtown 1 train, and them step off right before the train departs to leave them alone for a ride. It'd accomplish nothing, but it'd make me laugh.

Bryan @bryanuf.bsky.social · 20h

That's a well-oiled machine over there at Brentford. Thought their recruitment wouldn't give Andrews a fair shake at this level.

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PhantoMantis @phantomantis.bsky.social · 1d

The trick 'r treaters are getting something special this year.

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