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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 4h

UPDATE:

After WIRED reported on the spike in people joining the 'Leucovorin for Autism' group on Facebook, Meta deleted the group.

A source confirmed to me that the decision was taken to delete the group for "promoting prescription drugs"

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

www.wired.com

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Matt @handsoffthesub.bsky.social · 1m

A reminder that Israel views a single life of an Israeli as equivalent of over 1,000 lives of Palestinians as we start to see stories about the surviving hostages who are releasing back to Israel but no news on the 1,000s of Palestinian children, men and women that have been wrongfully imprisoned.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2h

"For decades, federal policy treated houses of worship as 'sensitive locations,' places enforcement was to avoid unless absolutely necessary. That protection ended in 2025, when ICE and Border Patrol were authorized to conduct arrests around churches and religious services." /1

Trump: Religious Freedom for Me but Not for Thee

His administration wrapped itself in faith while making worship a risk for others.

quintonretort.substack.com

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 3d

It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff

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C H I L I @chili.bsky.social · 1h

This is awesome. Tons of ppl in recovery have trouble w triggers and old habits at sporting events

Eagles Nation @phleaglesnation.bsky.social · 2h

The #Eagles and Recovery Centers of America are hosting a FULLY SOBER tailgate for the NY Giants game at the Linc 10/26.

The tailgate will have food, non-alcoholic drinks, tailgate games, and raffles to win prizes including tickets to the game 🦅

More info 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/1BM7d4...

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 3h

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 9h

the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war

A picture and headline from an article: Unicorn bride marries Kenny from south park at Portland ICE protest

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 1h

ICE broke down her door, injured her kids, disappeared her for weeks, no notice, no warrant, no cause. Only a random tip got her lawyers access, & only the involvement of the State of Delaware AG’s office - via personal, private backchannels - got her released, & dumped, alone, at a roadside motel.

‘Bring her back': Delaware abuse victim rescued from ICE deportation

ICE detained a Delaware victim of domestic violence, despite her living with protected legal status. Then the Attorney General stepped in.

https://spotlightdelaware.org/2025/10/13/bring-her-back-delaware-abuse-victim-rescued-from-ice-deportation/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=✈%EF%B8%8F%20How%20a%20Delaware%20abuse%20victim%20was%20rescued%20from%20ICE%20deportation&utm_campaign=10%2013%2025%20Newsletter

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1h

THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT

SEAN DUFFY HAS MANAGED TO ILLUSTRATE THE FALLACY OF BEGGING THE QUESTION

BY MISUSING THE PHRASE "BEGS THE QUESTION"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 49m

The idea that political dissent can only be the product of “paid protesters” or “outside agitators” has a long history. Here is the Mississippi columnist Tom Ethridge in June 1963 concerned that attendees at the upcoming March on Washington might be “whipped into a frenzy by skilled agitators.”

“Aug 28 has been set as the date for this mass invasion of the captial by upward of 100,000 negroes…”

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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 1h

U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.

But the money will flow a different way.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

www.propublica.org

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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 18h

“When the owner of the NBA team and the WNBA team is the same person, they can transfer revenue and costs however they want."

Just how did we get to this point where the WNBA might have a work stoppage? Looking at the CBA and what's next | @sfchronicle.com

www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...

Hurry up and wait? WNBA owners, players must craft new CBA before free agency, expansion

With the 2025 WNBA season in the books, the league faces its most important offseason yet. Players and owners have until Oct. 31 to agree on a new CBA, putting free agency and expansion on hold.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 23m

lmao, this rules

Travis Waldron @traviswaldron.bsky.social · 31m

"In conversations with close aides, Lula has begun referring to the son of Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo, as 'my #10,'" an ironic nod to his lobbying for Trump tariffs and sanctions that have given the Brazilian leader a boost in popularity.

oglobo.globo.com/blogs/malu-g...

O apelido futebolístico que Lula deu a Eduardo Bolsonaro

Presidente criou apelido em uma brincadeira com o fato de a atuação do filho de Jair Bolsonaro ter ajudado a melhorar sua popularidade

oglobo.globo.com

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 39m

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12m

James Michael Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is fanatically devoted to Donald Trump and expresses his adoration by endeavoring to give Trump everything he wants, despite never having heard a word Trump has written or said or any specific account of anything Trump has done.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26m

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 2h

Yep when Trump says he loves coal miners he means the guys who own mines — as always the little guy was good for conning out of a vote and after that the mass grave.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 14h

We had Angela Davis speak at my university a couple of years back. One of the many insightful things she said - protest in the way that aligns with your passion. If that’s poetry do poetry or music etc. Because then you will be able to sustain it. If naked bike rides are your passion, 100% do that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 12h

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 11h

How do I make Justice Kavanaugh watch this?

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11h

Truly can’t believe they took this quote
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

"They keep saying as loudly as possible, we're going to do more illegal partisan impoundments, and I think Democrats are seeing this and it just reinforces their sense they can't negotiate with these guys," Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, told me. "It's Darth Vader saying 'I have altered the deal, pray I don't alter it any further'—again and again and again."

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

Senator, I am once again asking all of you to coordinate with your governors for a National Guard escort in order to assist you in upholding FEDERAL LAW

Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 2d

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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