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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10h

CBS News ends over 60-year presence at Pentagon after declining to sign new press requirements

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CBS News ends over 60-year presence at Pentagon after declining to sign new press requirements

CBS News has had an office in the Pentagon for decades, where it has covered every conflict since World War II, as well as the stories of the U.S. military's service members.

www.cbsnews.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

This week:

-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions

The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

I got my hands on a megaphone.

#NoKings
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 1d

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 9h

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

White words on a black background read:

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Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

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Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

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Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 8h

WOW! “A decade ago, #UNESCO even made #Detroit a Creative City of Design, the only city in the US to hold the designation.”
www.wallpaper.com/travel/detro...

Once a poster child for 'ruin porn,' Detroit is making a comeback

Here's what's driving Motor City's latest renaissance

www.wallpaper.com

Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 12h

Taco

BYTESEU @byteseu.bsky.social · 12h

Face to Face With Zelensky, Trump Waffles on Tomahawk Sale

https://www.byteseu.com/1461774/

Days after publicly floating the idea, President Donald Trump on Friday backed off giving powerful long-range weapons to Ukraine, telling reporters and President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had concerns …

Face to Face With Zelensky, Trump Waffles on Tomahawk Sale - Bytes Europe

Days after publicly floating the idea, President Donald Trump on Friday backed off giving powerful long-range weapons to Ukraine, telling reporters and

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

He first threatened sanctions on Jan 19 if Russia didn’t cease fire. He has threatened to impose them many times since then. It is now Oct 17. He has done nothing.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d

If you think you won't be affected by the ACA because you have coverage through your employer, you might want to see if they are doing it through the ACA established Small Business Health Options Program, which is ACA for companies of 1-50 employees.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump hosted a dinner this week for donors to his White House ballroom project.

Now he's heading to Mar-a-Lago to host a $1 million-per-person dinner for his super PAC.

Meanwhile, 700,000 federal employees are furloughed, with nearly as many working without pay due to his government shutdown.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19h

For the record, the judges and staff of our federal courts are working without pay,

but Congress is being paid without working.

I am infuriated by the preposterousness of these ridiculous times.

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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 23h

Happy Schadenfriday!

There’s a delicious spread of recent White House losses.

statuskuo.substack.com

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 12h

Weekend reads: Spinal researcher gave patients ‘false hope’; HHS admits error in laying off top ethics official; Alzheimer’s fraud trial set to begin

Weekend reads: Spinal researcher gave patients ‘false hope’; HHS admits error in laying off top official; Alzheimer’s fraud trial set to begin

A review claimed a researcher was an expert in sex robots. He’s not Iraqi dean earns another retraction for paper posted for sale on Facebook Sleuth loses paper for duplicate publication after flag…

retractionwatch.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

As you read this...the story’s still unfolding...and every new leak points toward a truth the administration hopes you’ll ignore.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 22h

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Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 12h

Baseline!

DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make this happen...

Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 12h

Good job! This seems to be the only way to be heard!

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 20h

One Texan woman vs Ted Cruz.

If only the media had half her balls.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

As China adopts Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), will the U.S. be next?

VPPs digitally connect assets like EV chargers, smart thermostats, and batteries to support the grid. This provides reliable, clean power at a fraction of the cost of traditional plants.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

What happens when the military is inevitably handed illegal orders?
Who’s going to stand up?
Will they have the courage?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

It's crazy that I'm #5 and the New York Times is #92.

Maybe there *is* a price to be paid for going easy on fascism.

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Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 12h

Wow.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 18h

It's so hard to tell if they're awful or idiots.

Andrea M. Ketchum @envirolib.bsky.social · 12h

Love this sentence describing Jackson Lamb: “Lamb could peel an orange one-handed in his pocket, if doing so would save him having to offer you a segment.” I can see it/smell it now.

What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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.”

www.nytimes.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 16h

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

New York Times: "Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday"

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

The more than 2,000 officers on the force missed their first full paycheck Oct. 10, leaving them to go without pay at a moment when the officials they protect face growing threats and violence. n.pr/3KU0kAC

As they go unpaid, Capitol Police are a daily reminder for lawmakers of shutdown pain

The more than 2,000 officers on the force missed their first full paycheck Oct. 10, leaving them to go without pay at a moment when the officials they protect face growing threats and violence.

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