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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov said no radiation measured in Norway after Putin's Burevestnik missile allegedly flew 14,000 km www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/no-...

No radiation measured in Norway after Putin's Burevestnik missile allegedly flew 14,000 km

The Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, told Vladimir Putin on Sunday that a successful test of the Burevestnik missile was carried out on October 21, with the missile flying 14,000 km and i...

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 1d

Slovakia's Robert Fico in talks with Viktor Orbán about his Smer party joining far right Patriots for Europe group. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Fico in talks with Orbán about his Smer party joining Patriots

Viktor Orbán's political advisor, Balázs Orbán, told Euronews that the two Prime Ministers are discussing his Smer party joining the Patriots for Europe. If Fico joins, the Patriots could add two new ...

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 2d

I had to go look this up. WOW!!
CNN: Immigration detention center to be built in Utah with expected capacity for 10,000

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CNN: Immigration detention center to be built in Utah with expected capacity for 10,000

Utah is among five states set to receive a new migrant detention center with capacity for 10,000 people, according to CNN.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 2d

‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
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‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity

Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.

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Hallo @hallo44.bsky.social · 2d

worse and worse..

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

An ICE agent arrested in August on suspicion of driving drunk questioned the nationality of a sheriff’s deputy and threatened to check the deputy’s immigration status, according to newly released body-camera footage.

ICE agent threatens to check deputy’s status during DUI stop, asks if he’s Haitian

Scott Deiseroth told a Florida sheriff’s deputy that he would have his colleague deported if “not legit,” body camera video shows.

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 4d

Judge orders ‘immediate’ return of books removed from 5 DOD schools www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Judge orders ‘immediate’ return of books removed from 5 DOD schools

The censored items included materials about slavery, Native American history, women’s history, LGBTQ history, and preventing sexual harassment and abuse.

www.militarytimes.com

Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 4d

A legislative route to combat sabotage of undersea cables: A Q&A with Pierre Thévenin | SIPRI www.sipri.org/commentary/t...

A legislative route to combat sabotage of undersea cables: A Q&A with Pierre Thévenin

As undersea cables and pipelines become apparent targets of hybrid warfare, a Law of the Sea expert explains how coastal states can better protect them and remove legal barriers to interdicting and pr...

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 5d

Pete Hegseth and his deputy, Steve Feinberg, ordered Pentagon officials — including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — to obtain permission from the department’s main legislative affairs office before they have any communication with Capitol Hill. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials speak with Congress

The change appears to be part of a broader effort by Hegseth to exert tighter control over what the department communicates to the outside world.

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 5d

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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 5d

Musk's AI chatbot Grok claimed that the footage shown was from 2017.
But Grok's claims were false: analysis shows the footage shared by MSNBC was indeed taken at a "No Kings" protest in Boston on October 18, 2025, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains. youtu.be/3ezMYmY8KbY?...

Musk's Grok misleads internet users about anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests • FRANCE 24 English

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 5d

NATO annual nuclear exercise 'Steadfast Noon' winds down in the Netherlands on Oct 24 www.euronews.com/2025/10/21/n...

NATO's annual major nuclear exercise winds down in the Netherlands

The bulk of the drill was held in the North Sea, far from Russia and Ukraine, and involved military bases in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands.

www.euronews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

They were already living in one of Chicago's worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid.

They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid.

In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government will not say how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children.

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 7d

That the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has changed is a given...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Oregon Troop Deployment

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 8d

Russian 'spy ships' snoop on German Navy's large Arctic exercise
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/russian...

Russian 'spy ships' snoop on German Navy's large Arctic exercise

Two Russian vessels suspiciously zigzag in the Norwegian Sea, near the area of the ongoing German Maritime Firing Exercise.

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Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 10d

Dutch intelligence services now share less information with US www.dutchnews.nl?p=258707

Dutch intelligence services now share less information with US

www.dutchnews.nl

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, we're not cannibals and there's not enuf for a billionaire 'eat the rich' barbeque

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 9d

Iran says it's no longer bound by nuclear deal limits p.dw.com/p/52DJQ?maca...

Iran says it's no longer bound by nuclear deal limits – DW – 10/18/2025

The JCPOA imposed significant restrictions on Iran, in exchange for sanctions relief, to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 11d

Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/16/b...

Trump considers refugee system overhaul favoring white people | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to English speakers, white So...

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

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Dave Takaki @davetakaki.bsky.social · 11d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo the lower court’s order blocking Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions."

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