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Sara @sara-the-intern.bsky.social · 1m

in ACTUALLY IMPORTANT NEWS:

is the ceasefire in the room with us??

Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 1m

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3m

The thing that I see pro-Israel commentators struggle with the most of all is that anti-Israel sentiment is just not going to recede. The reason for this is really simple but it's one that they can't even comprehend because they don't see it this way: the Palestinian question isn't resolved.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6m

It is not clear to me what exactly would be permissive to say about Israel's regime of control over Palestinians if one can't even assess what they saw with their own eyes on a personal visit to the very site of the situation.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 8m

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 15m

he's got a good lawyer

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22m

JUST IN: Comey confirms he will challenge the legality of Trump's appoint of Lindsey Halligan as US attorney.

He cites the cases of Trump's disqualified US attorney picks in NV and NJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Mamdani this morning in the NYT on this very issue

“That exception is one that I believe we should not only take issue with because of what it means for Palestinians and Palestinian human rights,” he said. “But also, whenever you are at peace with the making of an exception, you make it easier to make another exception — wherever, whenever.”

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 1h

Pentagon coverage restrictions tighten & the press resists:
www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 2h

Great time for Americans to read up on Hong Kong 2020 protests tbh since it came with a draconian security law

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Marc Chandler @marcmakingsense.bsky.social · 4h

Forget to mention in in the comment, but Powell speaks at 12:20 pm ET today. He delivers keynote on the economic outlook and monetary policy at the NABE. There will be Q&A.

Marc Chandler @marcmakingsense.bsky.social · 5h

US-Chinese tensions remain high. Peak escalation has not been reached. Japan's politics are looking less stable. UK reported an unexpected rise in unemployment. France present controversial budget at 9 am ET. Risk-off. Stocks down and bonds up.
marctomarket.com/2025/10/no-r...

No Relaxation of US-China Tensions, Japanese Political Challenges, and a Rise in UK Unemployment, Send Ripples Through the Capital Markets

Breaking Down and Making Sense of the Global Capital Markets with Political Economist Marc Chandler

marctomarket.com

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 23h

Anytime there is a flood in the continental US, it is the biggest story across all social media.

Apparently, the same as not true for a catastrophe in Alaska. There was a typhoon yesterday morning and much of western Alaska is now underwater with homes with people in them just floating away.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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soonergrunt @soonergrunt.bsky.social · 13h

If you're going to the No Kings protest in your area on Saturday, you need to know your rights.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...

www.aclu.org

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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 13h

DeLillo, “Underworld.”

They filled the tank and bought charcoal, food and bottled water.
They found the office of the refuge manager at the far end of town and Matt went in and received a permit and signed a liability release.
This was called a hold harmless form and it basically pointed out that if they were killed and/or injured during live-fire exercises while they were in the refuge, it would be the giddiest sort of childlike illusion for either or both of them and/or their survivors to think for even a minute about receiving compensation.

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 16h

There have been many - even much younger children undergoing cancer treatment! Because why have your Keystone Kops go after real criminals who might shoot back when you can sieze innocent unarmed chidren, dishwashers, roofers, field workers, etc.

As Adam Serwer once said "the cruelty is the point"

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 16h

the even greater shame is that he's not the youngest!

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 16h

I"m a lifelong NYer, Jewish by birth, by upbringing & by education - & I am excited knowing that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is going to be our next mayor!

It's a big job & no one is flawless, but he gives me hope that we'll have someone in office who truly LOVES NYC and all those who call it home!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

My statement on today's profoundly moving scenes in Israel and Palestine.

Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention.

There is finally a glimmer of hope that this ceasefire will hold and the long difficult work of reconstruction can begin. I also know this news brings solace to millions of New Yorkers, who’ve felt the pain of the past few years. We have watched as our tax dollars have funded a genocide. The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies.

The responsibility now lies with those of us who believe in peace to make sure it endures, and that it is just. Once aid is delivered, the wounded are cared for, and a lasting agreement secured, we cannot look away. We must work towards a future built upon justice, one without occupation and apartheid, and for a world where every person can live with safety and dignity.

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 16h

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 21h

couple of mob bosses divvying up spoils

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 16h

Amen - and a world full of indescribable sadness is where that's most needed

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 20h

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 18h

A typhoon hit the west coast of Alaska and several homes and communities have been washed out. Most of the communities are indigenous, so…no press coverage.

They also can’t count on FEMA.

Sad and ridiculous.

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Kevin Folta @kevinfolta.bsky.social · 1d

This week's Talking Biotech Podcast is an interview with Dr. Jonathan Howard about his new book, "Everyone Else is Lying to You". We discuss the rise of the bad science and fake scientists now running the CDC and public health. #COVID19 #Vaccination podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19h

I thought this was lovely.

"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion."

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"Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York."

A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 1d

“More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation”

Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation

By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts missing legally required public documentation.

www.floridabulldog.org

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Scare-bag Boooooments 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 20h

Nothing will change until the good people start figuring this out.

Scare-bag Boooooments 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 20h

There are humans sitting at computers in Russia directing modern weapons to murder civilians in Ukraine. Every night.

Bad people exist. Stop pretending they don't.

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 20h

Second explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ Russia glide bombs. Fucking bastards!

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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social · 21h

couple of mob bosses divvying up spoils

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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