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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 6h

Profiles in courage. History already knows who the good guys are.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Selfish babies who happened upon a book at some point.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Highly technical training with limited exposure to humanism/humanity = this.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

Threats of a good time

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

🇦🇷 🇺🇸

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

This has been my limited but personal experience with the Guard.

Securitas @securitas.bsky.social · 3d

For all the legitimate worry about the abuse of the US National Guard, we should acknowledge that leaders and soldiers have behaved incredibly professionally. Stephen Miller's hopes for escalation will not be fulfilled by them.

It's ICE we all need to worry about.

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Securitas @securitas.bsky.social · 3d

For all the legitimate worry about the abuse of the US National Guard, we should acknowledge that leaders and soldiers have behaved incredibly professionally. Stephen Miller's hopes for escalation will not be fulfilled by them.

It's ICE we all need to worry about.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 3d

Wrote about why it *really* feels like Stephen Miller's nuclear-level on-air gaffe should be getting more attention.
badfaithtimes.com/the-stephen-...

The Stephen Miller Gaffe Every Judge Needs To Bookmark

Maybe Miller realizes the 2024 election did not mark the end of history.

badfaithtimes.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

heatmap.news

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 5d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke with @cnbc.com about digital store labels and their impacts for US retail: efficiency gains, automating a thankless task (changing price tags is like watching paint dry except more labor-intensive), but also challenges related to transparency and fears of surge pricing.

How digital price tags could change the future of grocery shopping

www.cnbc.com

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🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 12d

“You are hereby liberated to be an apolitical, hard-charging, no-nonsense, constitutional leader that you joined the military to be,” Hegseth told them.

they were forced to come
to be political props at a partisan speech
wear dress uniforms
and listen to nonsense

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win

www.nytimes.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 12d

I can't hum a single Bad Bunny song.

But unlike a lot of people, I understand that just because something isn't for me doesn't mean it's against me.

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 12d

Whether or not we’ve hit Peak Oil, we’re well past the point of Peak Oil Employment in the West.

And even with automation to support exploration, drilling, and operations, that dwindling workforce spells secular decline.

🔌💡

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

Exxon to Cut 2,000 Workers as Oil Sector Job Losses Mount

Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its long-term restructuring plan.

www.bloomberg.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 12d

If the Supreme Court's response is more than half a page they spent way too much time on it. This isn't up for debate.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 15d

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...

www.cnn.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d

This isn't a provocative take - but it will be consumed as one.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 13d

Despite the president’s remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or—like China—use the U.S. retreat to their advantage, writes Alice Hill.

Trump's UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort

Despite the president's remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or--like China--use the U.S. retreat to their advantage.

www.cfr.org

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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 13d

Despite the president’s remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or—like China—use the U.S. retreat to their advantage, writes Alice Hill.

Trump's UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort

Despite the president's remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or--like China--use the U.S. retreat to their advantage.

www.cfr.org

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d

This is almost always the challenge - incumbent technologies will always have their backers and a war chest - the future doesn't vote and doesn't spend.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d

Fun fact: the Indian subcontinent's largest lake is only about the size of the Salton Sea.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 13d

America is blessed with a lot of fresh water

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 13d

America is blessed with a lot of fresh water

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d

This is just so short sighted. The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

* BLS: BLS WILL SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

* US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS

* BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

@reuters.com

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 13d

ICYMI: @cullenhendrix.bsky.social joined PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss climate change, national security, critical minerals, & more. Watch here or listen/subscribe wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McS6ktV0Ups

Climate change, security, and the race for critical minerals

YouTube video by Peterson Institute for International Economics

www.youtube.com

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 13d

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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