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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 9h

The scariest thing about Halloween? The plastic waste! 🎃

Help protect the health of our planet by going plastic-free this Halloween.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11h

Immigrant advocates have been thrown to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and tailed in their cars by officers in an apparent attempt to intimidate them, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. One tells her: “It's never been this bad.”

‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 15h

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV pundits say that Trump's threat of providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is merely a part of the plan worked out with Putin in Anchorage, and after Trump's call with Putin, he will announce a change of plans and send nothing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87t...

State TV pundits say Trump's call with Putin is a ploy not to provide Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 14h

"These are all different stories, different lessons about how to fight really hard fights in America." @maddow.msnbc.com explains the unifying theme that has run through her recent work outside the TV studio at MSNBC.

Watch:

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Beth Loves to Travel @skywalkerbeth.bsky.social · 15h

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Right on cue

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h

The man who now owns this magazine was interviewed by the NYT recently.

He “did not have a negative word to say about Trump or his policies. ‘I fully support the president. I think he’s doing a great job.”

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 16h

ICE + ICE impersonators + any thug who feels like it. Trump/Miller et al. Have unleashed (and financed) an ugliness we’ve never seen. October 18: No Kings. @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org @demcast.com @elevenfilms.com

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 16h

Thank YOU.

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 17h

Every word of this @djrothkopf.bsky.social post. Relief over 20 lives, vs the anguish of millions, deaths of +20,000 children, near total destruction of Gaza.
Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot... @zeteo.com @ayman.msnbc.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 17h

Putin, Trump, Epstein and decades of kompromat. european-security.com/cesspool-and... @maddow.msnbc.com @davidcorn.bsky.social @craigunger.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @davidcarroll.org @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @juliaioffe.bsky.social

gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 19h

@wajali.bsky.social @rokhanna.bsky.social @repstansbury.bsky.social Maybe the visitor is in here somewhere?

european-security.com/cesspool-and...

Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair - European Security

In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 20h

YES, A MILLION TIMES YES

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21h

When Mike Johnson or another national leader repeatedly claims they haven’t seen relevant things in the news, an appropriate reporter reaction would be “Holy cow, how do you not know?!? How can you do your job without knowing what’s happening? What are you doing to fix your ‘not knowing’ problem?”

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23h

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 21h

*MSLP = mean sea level pressure

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h

The US Dept. of Education announced that a new coalition of conservative groups, including Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation, will arrange for more "patriotic" civics education, which is more on the order of political indoctrination for MAGA.

Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Minnesota Reformer

The vast majority of the groups in the coalition promote a vision of U.S. identity that downplays historical wrongs associated with race and gender and projects the country as an exceptional force for...

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22h

This is unbelievably dangerous - @fairfightaction.bsky.social and @blackvotersmatterfund.org estimate that as many as 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus and 11% of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus could lose their seats if the Roberts court strikes down these provisions

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 22h

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 22h

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Trump’s tax returns confirm millions in income from Indonesian business interests - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump’s conflicts of interest in Indonesia ranked among the most egregious when he entered office.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22h

In the United States. Not another country. Happening right now.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve seen some accuse those who protested for a ceasefire as being disingenuous by not celebrating this one so for @forward.com I wrote about the difference between relief and joy and what the ceasefire can’t do

forward.com/opinion/7754...

I know exactly why leftists aren't celebrating this ceasefire

Why not celebrate the ceasefire? Because, while it's a relief, it won't undo all the suffering and death of the past two years.

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 22h

www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Trump’s tax returns confirm millions in income from Indonesian business interests - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump’s conflicts of interest in Indonesia ranked among the most egregious when he entered office.

www.citizensforethics.org

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 22h

www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Trump’s tax returns confirm millions in income from Indonesian business interests - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump’s conflicts of interest in Indonesia ranked among the most egregious when he entered office.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 1d

"Contrary to economic orthodoxy, this paradigm redefines politics as the process of coordinating our abundant human and material resources within ecological limits, rather than exploitative competition for scarce funds."

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 1d

THREAD: Alaska indigenous community dismantled by Typhoon Halong, with no FEMA response, no news coverage, no federal agency comment or help on the way… on Indigenous Peoples Day. @debhaalandnm.bsky.social @npr.org @pbsnews.org @msnbc.com @cnn.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social @zeteo.com

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 1d

As an abuse survivor, the physical aggression makes me ill. Release the Epstein files.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

🚨NEWS: JD Vance is quietly spearheading a Supreme Court case to expand Citizens United & eliminate remaining anti-corruption laws.

Another case could soon kill off all anti-bribery laws.

A preview of our new book MASTER PLAN in @rollingstone.com

Early access to the book here: LeverNews.com/book

The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections

J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.

www.rollingstone.com

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 1d

THREAD: Israel’s IDF forces continue to brutalize Gaza as they depart. @zeteo.com @premthakker.bsky.social @peterbeinart.bsky.social @jewishcurrents.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social @theguardian.com @ayman.msnbc.com

Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 1d

October 11 SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a column of smoke rising from the Sheikh Ejleen Waste Water Treatment Plant after the IDF withdrew from the base they established at the plant.

SkySat imagery from October 7 shows IDF vehicles and temporary structures set up inside the plant.

A SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing the Gaza Central Waste Water Treatment Plant Sheikh Ejleen south of Gaza City on October 7 2025. There is a large amount of destruction around the plant and near the plant grounds as well as in the plant itself there are IDF vehicles and temporary structures.