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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 2h

The president (or maybe not president) of Madagascar—a radio DJ who overthrew the island’s yogurt kingpin in a coup d’état—just fled the country in a French helicopter after Gen Z protests. I wrote about the most interesting island you know nothing about, with bonus pictures of me with lemurs:

The yogurt kingpin, the radio DJ coup, and the most interesting island on Earth

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks!
(3M Aura N95 has never failed me.)

Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 3h

It’s vulva, not vagina.

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 3h

Just in case anyone hasn’t seen it.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

They showed his neck vagina. That’s what he’s really upset about.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 6h

“Nothing about any of this is inevitable.”
I love that.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12h

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Status @status.news · 1d

A live event this weekend in NYC showed off MSNBC’s connection with its viewers. But bigger challenges lie ahead.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/msnbc-new-...

MSNBC's Future is NOW

A live event this weekend in NYC showed off MSNBC’s connection with its viewers. But bigger challenges lie ahead.

www.status.news

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 10h

Scoop: Deep cuts at NBC News—as a result of MSNBC and CNBC spinning off—are expected to start at the network on Wednesday. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/47aWtXm

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 12h

In 2020 we published in TIME about the $50 trillion upward redistribution of income since 1975. The editors told us it was one of their most widely read online pieces ever, and begged us for more. Four years later we pitched an update ($79 trillion)—they weren't interested.
time.com/5888024/50-t...

TIME headline: The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 4h

Coming soon to Disney+: “The Littlest King,” featuring one man’s brave battle against camera angles and reality.

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 4h

Now he’ll get a neck lift and the doctor will say there was no neck lift — he just has skin capable of amazing rejuvenation like no one has ever seen before.

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 4h

I grew up in Texas.
Learned early to never listen to anyone who has two Bubba names.

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 4h

No relation to the intrepid tardigrade. Creature on the right has a bad cholesterol level of 100,000 is unlikely to survive much longer.

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CNN @cnn.com · 5h

The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness. https://cnn.it/493LcdL

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 5h

Noem happily led 1000s of South Dakotans to their deaths from Covid, so her current actions are no surprise.
If Satan has a daughter, we know who she is.

Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 6h

They should add a battery donation box to go with the suits.
Each suit takes four AA batteries. (I’m bringing an extra set in case my 🐸 runs outta juice at my local march.)

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 7h

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 267

The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 267

October 13, 2025

trumptyrannytracker.substack.com

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve always thought my college boyfriend’s dorm was stunningly brutal.

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Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 8h

Jack Ciattarelli paints a real rosy picture of his upbringing.

Meet his brothers:

Felix:
- ran a major drug trafficking ring in Somerset/Middlesex NJ
- aggravated assault against police

Anthony III:
- suspected of murdering his wife & died by suicide prior to questioning

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 7h

Holy shit. 😳

Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 8h

Ask him about the $20 billion he gave to Argentina.

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 9h

War torn Portland.
I am

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 8h

ICYMI: The Texas National Guard sent home some of the 200 troops who deployed to Illinois after they were found to be out of compliance with certain standards, state military officials said this weekend.

Officials did not say what standards the soldiers did not meet or how many were sent home.

Some Texas Guard troops fail to meet standards, return home

Some of the National Guard troops that Texas sent to Chicago on President Trump’s orders were found to be out of compliance with some standards.

www.stripes.com

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