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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment. n.pr/4oj2jNz

How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Chinese gov aide was seen running to bring over presents from Air China plane to AF1 before its departure from South Korea

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 1d

So much of what’s wrong with our society is grounded in anti-Blackness—the governing ideology of this thing we’ve called democracy.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England. Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 1d

White House message drowned by MAGA hate. The regime cuts SNAP, then pretends compassion while its shock jocks snarl about inner cities and hunger. This is not policy. It is cruelty theater for a base addicted to contempt.

White House official message drowned out as MAGA fails to contain hate: analyst

The White House is scrambling to have its official messaging over the end of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments heard — but it's being drowned out by hateful braying from the MAGA crowd, according to an MSNBC columnist.The Republican Party's stance on the benefits being cut Saturday ...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Almost 42 million people are losing their food aid today.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

The news loves to scream, "New York subways have gone totally Cannibal Holocaust!," but anyone who's spent time in NY knows that, at their best, they are a mutant social marvel. I remember Hollywood Blvd Halloweens like this in the 80s. All that's gone, but the NY subways live on.

Melanie @grammar-girl.bsky.social · 2d

The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.

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Paul Knott @paulknott11.bsky.social · 1d

An unfolding tragedy for the people of Mali. And a grim reminder that everything Russia touches turns to death and disaster.
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Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power

Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists tighten blockade around Bamako as military regime reels

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janggolan @janggolan.bsky.social · 1d

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How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea

As rising tides eat away at the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago off Canada, plans to move the historic village to higher ground have divided residents

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

oh, and the subway ride home.

man in a partially deflated hippo-in-tutu inflatable costume, woman with zombie makeup checking her phone, sitting on the 1 train

Superman and Lois Lane, next to someone in a witch hat

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Anne 🩵🩷🤍 [נעמי יעל] @tranniehathaway.bsky.social · 1d

Over 1,000 items stolen from Oakland Museum of California's collection in early morning heist
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Over 1,000 items stolen from California museum’s collection in early morning heist | CNN

Police are investigating the theft of more than 1,000 items, including metalwork jewelry, Native American baskets and everyday items like athletic trophies that tell the story of the Golden State.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Uh oh. Aces' little plushie saw him do something bad so he had to eliminate the evidence. RIP

a little stuffed cat toy floating face down in Aces' water bowl

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janggolan @janggolan.bsky.social · 1d

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ICE Illegally Deports Former Trump Golf Club Employee

Even the Department of Homeland Security initially admitted it didn’t know what happened to Alejandro Juarez.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

Uh, yeah. That's pretty much the intent.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The White House said that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as “Upper Press” that houses the offices of key communications staff members.

Reporters said the move would hurt their ability to cover the president.

White House restricts media access in key area of the West Wing

The move limiting free press access to Room 140, which houses the offices of the press secretary and other staff, was said to be based on national security.

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 1d

Funk legend turned painter George Clinton opens show in Paris

At 84, George Clinton is a funk legend, ubiquitous hip-hop sample source, father of psychedelic Afrofuturism... and now, a painter with a show opening in Paris.

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janggolan @janggolan.bsky.social · 1d

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Fury as Trump holds 'tone deaf' Gilded Age Halloween party as millions lose food aid

As 42 million Americans missed their first food assistance payment Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown, President Trump attended a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resor...

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 2d

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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Mike Westphal @mfwestphal.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Hallowe’en to all who observe, direct from the Great Saltair, the original Carnival of Souls!

A spooky black and white image of a bearded man (me) posed on a salt flat in front of the distinctive onion shaped turrets of the Saltair Pavilion near Salt Lake City

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 1d

Screaming Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (Official Audio)

YouTube video by ScreaminJayVEVO

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 3d

The eternal fabulousness of halloween

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.

Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) writes:
“Why are our tax dollars subsidizing Lobster for SNAP recipients?”
Below is a screenshot from an online grocery listing for lobster tails priced at $9.99, marked “SNAP EBT eligible”, from Whole Foods Market.

Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posts:
“Why are our tax dollars subsidizing private jets for billionaires?”
The image below is a CNBC headline reading:
“Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales,”
written by Robert Frank, published July 14, 2025.

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 2d

The tech giant #Qualcomm has bought #Arduino, the open source microcontroller provider. This is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Qualcomm in low-cost, special-purpose electronics. The open source community is nervous. spectrum.ieee.org/qualcomm-ard...

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