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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 7d

I haven't verified this story, but it claims that the woman shot by
federal agents in Chicago has been released on bond. Her lawyer contended that video of the incident does not match the account of federal agents. It sounds more like an officer who just wanted to shoot someone.

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 7d

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Cath RN, PhD 🎃 👻 @headdoc35.bsky.social · 5d

𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚, 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 🇺🇸 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙤

𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙞𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 4d

“The pattern is one that involved modeling agencies around the world serving as fronts for human trafficking…This may very well be what Trump is trying desperately to keep quiet in the DOJ’s Epstein files.”

tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-transnat...

The transnational dimension of the Epstein case—a hybrid warfare against the West

The Epstein case is not an issue about Trump and the US but rather about all the Trumps of the Western world with ties to Russia

tomorrowsaffairs.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4d

“Sparking debate”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking the law so he can endanger the nation, Russ Vought arches an eyebrow as he strokes a white Persian cat on his lap.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Do you mean to say LOOK, A RICH JEW! GET HIM! doesn't stand up in court?

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d

It seems they also got rid of the organization that monitors how many Americans die, when, and of what. Convenient.

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 3d

RFK fired the CDC official (w/decades of experience) leading the measles outbreak response. It's been decades since we've had such a large outbreak. And just to ensure they they can spread the measles outbreak even farther, they also fired the leadership for the center focused on immunization.

Figure showing the largest measles outbreak in the US in decades. There are over 1500 cases as of October 7 2025

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JJ @jjinga.bsky.social · 7h

Planned obsolescence by design

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

“And there’s just a real, existential question of how do you write down a law that binds an actor who’s already demonstrated willingness to disregard the law?”

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

www.thebulwark.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

One of the blissful things about being in Canada was the lack of pharmaceutical ads. It’s amazing how many other products exist in the world- chocolate! Laundry detergent! - that you can hear about if you’re not being told about medullary thyroid cancer

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 2d

A brand-new crypto wallet was created right before Trump’s China tariff announcement — and it shorted the market.
The last short trade? 4:49 PM.
Trump’s announcement? 4:50 PM.
Profit: Over $190 MILLION.
This reeks of an INSIDE JOB.
Media — DO YOUR JOB. Get answers.

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Robert Koenig @robertkoenig.bsky.social · 2d

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if all the people braying about the "war on Christianity" might raise some objections if it were a *Democratic* administration who had its armed thugs shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and waiting outside Catholic Churches to disappear parishioners?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Doris F.🐶💙🌺🇺🇦🇩🇪 @lovedogs8.bsky.social · 18h

So the hostages might be freed but they're executing Gazans.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

BBC Verify Live: Video shows execution in Gaza City as armed groups vie for control

Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

www.bbc.com

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 17h

Private equity acquisition of hospitals have led to an increase in deaths among emergency department patients receiving Medicare, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. ⤵️

www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine

Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...

www.acpjournals.org

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

“Putin’s biggest win comes from convincing the world that he’s winning, even when he isn’t.”

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility”:

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 10h

Our worst thoughts about these young "men" are true. In public, they are outraged that we'd think this of them, but it bleeds through and we see it. Privately, they're proud to be assholes.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 11h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...