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Boricuabc2 @boricuabc2.bsky.social · 51m

Trump thinks he can BUY his way out of everything. Look at the farmers. Give them a few dollars and the problem goes away. SEEN LOTS of videos from farmers saying they dont want a bailout they want a future and a fuckIn plan. Trump cant deliver that. Oh well. Not like we didnt tell u

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

"The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else"

DoD sources tell Zeteo that staff there have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 6h

Welp—CDC’s entire data team for its legendary national health and nutrition survey (NHANES)—our health census—has been laid off. Now we are flying blind to nutrition and chronic disease status in the U.S.—is this supposed to help us be MAHA? www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 6h

Every time I read about another youth-led protest turned coup, bam, it turns out GenZ is behind it! Coincidence??

Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has been toppled in a military coup that capped weeks of youth-led protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island countr...

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 21h

And there it is. 👇🏽

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KevIn Alaska @kevinalaska.bsky.social · 6h

No King's Day on the 18th!

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6h

“Defense lawyers who have clients caught up in the case have expressed bafflement at what possible crime could have been committed…”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6h

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5h

UK employers cut graduate hiring for second consecutive year, survey finds on.ft.com/494vmzD

UK employers cut graduate hiring for second consecutive year, survey finds

Institute of Student Employers cites cost pressures and worries over economic outlook

on.ft.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 7h

“American culture is now synonymous…with transactionalism and secrecy: the algorithms that mysteriously determine what you see, the $$ by anonymous billionaires, the deals that the president is making w 🌎 leaders that benefit himself”
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 5h

Here is the Vice President defending adults who said they love Hitler, want to rape their enemies, put their political opponents in gas chambers, and that Black people are monkeys. Just to name a few.

Are these those Christian values JD Vance talks about?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow reut.rs/46RSYGh

Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow

The U.S. government shutdown that has turned off the official flow of data could begin clouding the view for policymakers in Japan and other countries where insight into the fortunes of the world's biggest economy informs the outlook for their own currencies, trade performance and inflation.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4h

MAGA found a new reason to take issue with MSNBC on after supporters realized it was the only major news network not to air live coverage of the memorial event held for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at the White House.

MAGA Rages at MSNBC for Skipping Charlie Kirk White House Memorial

Republicans were not happy with the network.

trib.al

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Clark @clark408.social · 4h

This is America right now....

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy

Millionaires for Humanity @mills4humanity.bsky.social · 3h

A #BillionaireMeToo is a collective declaration that hoarding obscene wealth while others struggle is not normal, not acceptable, and causes huge societal damage.

We are millionaires, and we are adding our voices to say: this system is wrong. #TaxTheRich

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Amy 🪩 🖋️ @swiftiestark.bsky.social · 1h

The next time you have something bad to say about a CPS worker, realize that they can be working over 24 hours straight and that is legal. This is me right now. Been working for over 20 hours and have four hours left. I am dying but also want to make sure these kids are safe. I am doing my best 😭

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Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 9d

Why are we in a shutdown? Because Democrats are digging their heels in to protect the American healthcare. That's it! The same folks who tried to save social security, free lunches for poor kids, meals on wheels, and on and on.... #Project2025

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 11h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...