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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 4h

Abigail Spanberger is an outstanding candidate and she’s run a solid, policy-oriented campaign.

Virginians have a front row seat to Trump’s madness - Democrats can set the tone for the mid-terms with solid wins here and in New Jersey.

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 13h

I think these ads will be inspiring for men (and boys) - for too long Hollywood and Madison Avenue have depicted men as extremely violent or buffons. Al Pacino is right, friendship “is the greatest thing you can have.”

Maureen Dowd, The NY Times: Bros Need Some Bros

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Opinion | Bros Need Some Bros

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 1d

So MAGA wouldn’t have a problem with Putin blowing up fishing boats in the Med or the North Sea?

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 2d

Terrific story, Tim. Given JK’s background - growing up in the Congo, playing for 3 high schools, skipping college - it was going to take time for him to fit into the Warriors’ complex system. I’m glad he and Kerr are singing from the same hymnal.

This is going to be a fun season.

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 3d

Americans under 30 are now just as likely to trust information from social media sites (50% have at least some trust) as they are to trust information from national news organizations (51% have at least some trust). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Line chart showing age differences in Americans' trust in information from national news organizations, local news organizations and social media sites. The chart shows how trust in each type of information has changed among people in each age group since 2016. It is based on Pew Research Center surveys of U.S. adults.

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 4d

beautiful! an experience they’ll never forget. lucky for everyone temps were in the 80s and not freezing on the east coast or Midwest. That would have been brutal.

Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 4d

Mike Johnson is 2nd in line for the presidency so he must receive frequent intel briefings. He also has staff in both the speaker’s office and his personal office.

Why is he completely unaware of current events?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized gains reut.rs/4ovbCdD

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Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · 5d

It's not officially fall until you watch The Great Pumpkin. 59 years ago today it premiered on CBS.

This is the original promo that everybody saw that year.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d

I invite all the cold-hearted, selfish Christian Nationalists in the Trump administration and Congress to point to the scripture wherein Jesus told them to withhold from the poor, needy, and hungry so they had more money to give instead to Herod's $300,000,000 golden ballroom. I'll wait.

Reuters @reuters.com · 7d

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 5d

The “new” Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and the new Bills stadium cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.

Socialism for billionaires?

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 6d

Democracy Dies in Darkness

RIP, Washington Post

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Despite the fact that everything Trump does is designed to enrich himself and the billionaire cronies who paid hundreds of millions to get him elected, his greatest trick was convincing working class rural Christian white people that he’s one of them and on their side. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

The American First guy on Air Force 1 today with his Qatari business partners: “It’s an honor to have you on this plane … first time.”

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s make this worse because #Canada made a TV ad quoting a Reagan speech that literally talks about “prices made artificially high by #tariffs.” | Tax Foundation

Tariffs Are Raising Prices for Americans
US Retail Prices for Imported and Domestic Goods, Indexed to January 2024

Chart shows retail price trend in three lines 1)Imported Goods, 2) Domestic Goods, 3) domestic Tend and 4) imported trend between Jan. 2024 to Oct. 2025.

It shows all three categories coming down from Jan. 2024 to Jan. 2025.

Between Jan. 2025 and Oct. 2025, it shows both domestic and imported trends tanking

and both imported and domestic goods skyrocketing in price above Jan. 2023 high price levels.

Note: Last updated October 11, 2025
Source: Cavallo, Llamas, and Vazquez (2025), "Tariff Tracker."
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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 9d

I have a lot of respect for so many of thr WashPost reporters and editorial writers I’ve read and worked with over the years.

It’s sad to write this but under Bezos’ ownership, the Post is irrelevant. Like the Redskins were when Dan Snyder owned the team.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9d

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

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Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 10d

Just another distraction from the Epstein files. Did Donald Trump rape girls?

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 11d

How is Mike Johnson, second in line for the presidency with a dozen+ comms staffers in his Speaker’s and personal offices, completely unaware of everything?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Q: A pardoned January 6 rioter was charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.

Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 11d

Once again, Trump does whatever the hell he wants and Republicans in Congress are silent, fearful Trump will support their opponent and end their lucrative DC lifestyle.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

Good morning New York, while you were sleeping this was our most read story. on.ft.com/46YUUge

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15d

One thing about Trump’s first-term trade war with China: it fundamentally destroyed US soybean exports, as China found other sources — “namely Brazil, which is now the leading exporter.”

“It is unrealistic to think there might be alternative buyers” to replace it.

- @joebrusuelas.bsky.social

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 15d

Should Bob ever commit a crime, sitting between Smith and Perkins for two years should count as time served. After watching a couple of episodes, that show became dog walking time.

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 15d

What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All.

The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”

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Chris Keppler @chriskeppler.bsky.social · 16d

NYTimes Gift Article: What Can Be Done to Save the Ailing Wine Industry? Our Critic Has Thoughts.

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What Can Be Done to Save the Ailing Wine Industry? Our Critic Has Thoughts.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17d

Among the many amazing/disgraceful things about America 2025 is how completely Republicans in Congress have neutered themselves.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17d

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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