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Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis.

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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 51m

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The Lesson of 1929

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Supreme Court thrashed by justice for refusing case tainted by 'extraordinary misconduct'

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Supreme Court thrashed by justice for refusing case tainted by 'extraordinary misconduct'

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Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor thrashed her colleagues on Tuesday for refusing to hear a death penalty case despite "extraordinary misconduct" from a juror, according to a new report. Sotomayor...

Trump Dangles $20 Billion Lifeline for Argentina, With Strings Attached

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raysemrad.bsky.social @raysemrad.bsky.social · 2h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Pastor Richenda @pastorrichenda.bsky.social · 2h

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State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 2h

The agency says the U.S. ‘has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.’

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1h

This is cruel and inhumane. It is so very wrong to do this to anyone.

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ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 2h

Ex-Trump advisor's AOL account revealed as 'driving force' behind criminal probe

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Ex-Trump advisor's AOL account revealed as 'driving force' behind criminal probe

CNN's Katelyn Polantz dropped new details on Tuesday evening about a criminal investigation against President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton, which apparently concerns his...

U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

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🦫🇺🇦🇨🇦Neil🇨🇦🇺🇦🦫 @kathmandu712.bsky.social · 5h

If he can get away with this on suspected drug traffickers then what is to stop him from ordering attackers on Americans on US soil?

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The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.

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

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ff2029.bsky.social @ff2029.bsky.social · 5h

International killings keep happening under demented trump. Where is the International Court? This is murder and trump should be held accountable

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

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Rebecca Kennison @rrkennison.bsky.social · 5h

“Israel has told the United Nations it will only allow 300 aid trucks — half the agreed number — into the Gaza Strip from Wednesday and that no fuel or gas will be allowed into the enclave except for specific needs related to humanitarian infrastructure.”

Collective punishment is still a war crime.

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Marty Ema @emaenoiaen.bsky.social · 5h

Professor Nelson teaches at UVA & is former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas: text of the Constitution & historical evidence surrounding it grants Congress broad authority to shape executive branch, including by putting limits on president’s power to fire people.

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Vin Sylvia @vinsylvia.bsky.social · 4h

Trump, who praised extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers and traffickers under then-President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, continues to gleefully trumpet his own administration's extrajudicial killings.

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'Batten down the hatches': White House issues ominous new shutdown threat

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 6h

'Batten down the hatches': White House issues ominous new shutdown threat

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After firing thousands of federal government workers on Friday, the Trump White House Office of Management and Budget is threatening even more layoffs, which some experts and Democratic lawmakers say ...

Opinion | I’m a veteran on disability. This reporting hurt me.

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Michael A. Rodriguez, PhD @mroddc.bsky.social · 7h

Letters to the editor made a great point about the Post's reporting on V.A. disability fraud: it is sensational, and it erodes trust of the system and millions of veterans, like me, who honestly claim benefits.

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Readers respond to a recent Post series about fraud in the VA disability benefits system.

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'Literally every claim was false': DHS official busted for lying about teen's ICE arrest

Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 7h

'Literally every claim was false': DHS official busted for lying about teen's ICE arrest

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A Department of Homeland Security official was busted for lying about a teenage girl's violent arrest by federal agents.DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin claimed video of the arrest Friday act...

'Tip of the iceberg': Prince Andrew interviewer predicts new Epstein links coming

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 10h

'Tip of the iceberg': Prince Andrew interviewer predicts new Epstein links coming

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A journalist whose interview with Prince Andrew ended his royal career predicts Jeffrey Epstein's files will ruin more reputations.The Duke of York invited BBC's Emily Maitlis into the palace in Novem...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

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Scott Stossel @stossel.bsky.social · 11h

"Trump offers people an identity, status, self-respect, and a comprehensive political ethic. Populists are not trying to pass this or that law; they are altering the climate of the age. And Democrats think they can fight that by offering some tax credits?"

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Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Jim Teeth @drjamesjteeth.bsky.social · 13h

“officials in the Office of Public Liaison—the group that works with the business community—have told business leaders they are tracking who is being critical, and are grading businesses on how supportive they are to the agenda”

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's ICE raids causing 'moral horror' for top ally who sees no 'off-ramp': analysts

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Trump's ICE raids causing 'moral horror' for top ally who sees no 'off-ramp': analysts

President Donald Trump's immigration policies appear to be creating a "moral horror" for at least one of the president's allies in Congress, according to two analysts.Krystal Ball and Emily Jashinsky,...

'Standards are back!' Pete Hegseth sends 'fat' troops home

Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1d

'Standards are back!' Pete Hegseth sends 'fat' troops home

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday confirmed that he sent some Texas National Guard members in Illinois home over their weight, saying "standards are back" in his department. Following his speec...

Will Gaza deal get him into heaven? Trump fears not.

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1d

That might be one of the most truthful things he has said.

Papi @papi2005.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump has taken to justifying his policy agenda by invoking his hope of reaching heaven after he dies. But “I don’t think there’s anything [that's] going to get me in heaven,” Trump told reporters en route to Israel on Air Force One.

The 79-year-old president, who has repeatedly pondered the afterlife in recent months, told reporters on Air Force One: “I think I’m not, maybe, heaven-bound.”

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1d

Another prosecutor removed from US attorney's office after Trump takeover: report

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Another prosecutor removed from US attorney's office after Trump takeover: report

A senior prosecutor was removed from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District after President Donald Trump's former aide took over.Maggie Cleary became the latest Department of Justice emplo...

Kristi Noem defied as airports refuse to share 'unnecessarily alarmist' message: report

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Evie @evie55.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem defied as airports refuse to share 'unnecessarily alarmist' message: report

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A video featuring Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem that was to be shown at TSA check-ins in the nation’s airports is getting a thumbs-down, reports the Washington Post.The controversia...