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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 2d

The Spanish king will travel to China next month as part of his country’s efforts to bolster ties with Beijing, the first European monarch to embark on such a trip in seven years.

Spain drafts king into China charm offensive

King Felipe VI’s upcoming state visit highlights Madrid’s warm relations with Beijing amid US-China tensions

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 9h

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What to know as Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings

A Nigerian government official says the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the We...

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 9h

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Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and Presid...

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FindAnOpening @findanopening.bsky.social · 15h

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h

What he said Part 2: 💯 🎯

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 11h

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'There's a disconnect there': White House doctor says Trump's MRI timeline doesn't add up

While President Donald Trump’s recent MRI scan has renewed questions about his health, a former White House physician is now challenging the timeline of his care, asserting it doesn’t make sense and c...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11h

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "Where's Donald Trump? He's not out here campaigning 'NO ON 50.' He's not campaigning for Republican candidates in NJ and VA. No one wants to be seen with him. That's how historically weak he is."

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 11h

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Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence

Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 12h

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 11h

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U.S. kills three people in latest strike against an alleged drug boat - UPI.com

The United States killed three people in its latest strike against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced.

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 12h

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A World Without Morality

On 21 September 2025, I participated in a debate on the role of morality in international relations with Kenneth Roth, the highly regarded former head of Human Rights Watch, and Christina Lamb, a prom...

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EDC 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇸🇪 @simplyedc.bsky.social · 16h

Covered Bridge #Photography
(taken by LeRoy Hemond)

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 13h

"A Week in the (Busy?) Life of JD Vance"

The vice president is very, very busy… investigating space aliens, impersonating Charlie Kirk, mocking Zohran Mamdani’s auntie, quote-tweeting me, and more. What a week!

A Week in the (Busy?) Life of JD Vance

The vice president is very, very busy… investigating space aliens, impersonating Charlie Kirk, mocking Zohran Mamdani’s auntie, quote-tweeting Mehdi, and more. What a week!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

The mad would-be king cannot abide even a moment of calm. He thrives on crises, emergencies, chaos, disarray — all of which give him more power, if we let them. How should we cope with this Trump chaos? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-coping-with-trumps

Sunday thought: Coping with Trump's chaos

Friends,

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump wants to get rid of the filibuster.

Did he just accidentally hand Democrats a huge opportunity?

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 13h

What it’s like being wrongly charged by Trump’s Department of Justice www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | A jury of my peers agreed that the feds wrongly charged me for watching ICE

I believe that filming what federal agents were doing that day counted as basic human decency.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 13h

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A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.

Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another way.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 14h

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Trump Is Punishing Blue States by Defunding Their Infrastructure Projects

White House photo By Sasha Abramsky / Truthout As the federal government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration has doubled down on a tactic of dubious legality that it has been pursuing since…

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RR @huskyinsocialmedia.bsky.social · 14h

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Whitney Webb: The Secret Israeli Tech Campaign to Influence America’s Economy

By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 1d

Saturday Report 11/1/25 — Tear gassing trick-or-treaters: Noem’s new definition of American values...

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Saturday Report 11/1/25 — Tear gassing trick-or-treaters: Noem’s new definition of American values...

The Best of the Rest of the News and Opinion…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

How long will this nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue last? We make sense of another week on the Coffee Klatch — with special guest @wkamaubell.bsky.social

Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich (ft. Kamau Bell)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

As open enrollment begins, remember that 80% (!) of the ACA subsidies about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024.

Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.

Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.

AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.

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