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CNBC @cnbc.com · 1m

Trump admin federal job cuts likely to be 'north of 10,000,' Vought says

The Trump administration could slash more than 10,000 federal jobs during the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought said.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h

The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously passed an anti-voting resolution to ensure a “transparent 2026 General Election.” The measure would empower election officials to withhold the ballots of voters whose citizenship is in question and more. https://bit.ly/4n8Hwe5

California City Passes Anti-Voting Measure Based on Election Conspiracy Group’s False Data

Read more here.

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Jake (Real) @jakemhs.bsky.social · 1h

Need him to call into sports radio as Bob in Rome

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 1h

WATCH: Rep. Griljalva says Johnson is refusing to swear her in to protect Trump from Epstein files. youtu.be/-GXnjyqmWtY

WATCH: Griljalva says Johnson is refusing to swear her in to protect Trump from Epstein files

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 1h

The bailouts aren’t really for the farmers, they’re for the banks they owe. The farms are still going to go out of business

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 46m

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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The Naked Gardener @thenakeddgardener.bsky.social · 11m

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name. She even had her U.S. passport on her.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 11h

This woman is my hero

Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 15h

🔥🔥🔥 Today at immigration court 26 Federal Plaza this woman went ballistic to the masked ICE agents who detained her family member. Where are the people standing up to the Gestapo? I never saw this in 4 months I’ve been filming. 👏👏👏👏

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 1h

A reminder about public history. ✍️

Easy reading is damn hard sticker allegedly said by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 23m

Señor Coconut And His Orchestra - Sweet Dreams www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAhN...

Señor Coconut And His Orchestra - Sweet Dreams

YouTube video by Dragutin Stević

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 54m

I was just notified of yet another death in ICE custody — 20 people have died in their custody since Trump came into office.

ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. There must be accountability and oversight.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

Fifteen Democratic governors formed a public health alliance to counter federal agency turmoil under the Trump administration. The alliance aims to monitor disease outbreaks, establish policy guidance and buy vaccines.

Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr.

The Governors Public Health Alliance would counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump as an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s

How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 59m

Australia’s rainforests now release more carbon than they absorb, scientists warn au.news.yahoo.com/australia-ra...

Australia’s rainforests now release more carbon than they absorb, scientists warn

Tropical cyclones are further weakening ability of rainforests to absorb carbon

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 1h

This billionaire investor who tried to buy TikTok is analyzing whether Trump’s deal is legal www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/t...

This billionaire investor who tried to buy TikTok is analyzing whether Trump’s deal is legal | CNN Business

Billionaire investor Frank McCourt, an early bidder for TikTok, told CNN last month he is looking into whether the White House-brokered agreement for a majority-American investor group to buy the app’...

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 3h

"Lower courts have concluded ... that the president's determination about the situation in U.S. cities where he has sought to deploy the National Guard does not reflect 'a colorable assessment of the facts and law within a "range of honest judgment."'" www.justsecurity.org/122485/when-...

When Deference is No Longer Due

Reasons for historical deference to the executive branch's judgement in matters of national security have been severely undermined.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 4h

Kyiv is calling on allies to tighten sanctions controls on Moscow amid a surge in foreign components found in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine.

Ukraine raises alarm over foreign components in Russian drones

Kyiv estimates that more than 500 drones and missiles launched by Russia in one of its major barrages on Oct. 5 contained more than 100,000 foreign components.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3h

US approves new bank backed by billionaires with ties to Trump on.ft.com/4nUXkm6

US approves new bank backed by billionaires with ties to Trump

Target market for Erebor will be businesses that are part of America’s ‘innovation economy’

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 4h

Featured story: Texas currently has nearly 30,000 open cases—ongoing efforts to recoup money. With so few assets remaining, the family home is often all that's left to target.

One Woman's Fight Against Texas' Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

Her mother had been in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now, the state wanted its money back: “It was like wild animals pouncing on meat."

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 3h

This is how the pre-planned no-knock raid — a violent, volatile tactic that became a common tool of the drug war — led to tragic consequences.

Episode Two: A Death in the Dark

How the pre-planned no-knock raid — a violent, volatile tactic that became a common tool of the drug war — leads to tragic consequences.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

"Arizona's right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate."

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5h

"Trump and Republicans in Congress could end this shutdown in a second. They won’t because this chaos is by design."

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The Shutdown Is Wreaking Havoc on Military Families and Veterans

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 3h

NEW in Bolts: No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week.

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 22h

6 men killed in the 5th US attack in international waters since Sept. 2.

Death toll now 27.

NOTE: The US military cannot lawfully target civilians — even criminal suspects — who do not pose a threat in the moment and are not directly participating in hostilities. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4h

A federal judge has halted Trump’s plans to build a presidential library in his adopted home state.

Judge Shelves Trump’s Presidential ‘Library’ Plot

A lawsuit argued that the public did not have enough say on whether $67 million worth of Miami land could be used for the library.

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