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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 3h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 5h

Philadelphia International Airport has joined other airports around the country in refusing to play a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

Philly International Airport refusing to play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

The city's Department of Aviation, which owns and operates Philadelphia International Airport, "does not accept or display materials that are political in nature in its facilities," the agency said.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.

News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4h

The U.S government shutdown has introduced unnecessary risk and danger to our national airspace, according to air traffic controllers who are now working without pay.
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Unpaid air traffic controllers say government shutdown puts flying public in danger

Controllers met travelers at O'Hare Airport asking them to demand elected officials end three-week-old shutdown. They say the loss of furloughed support staff who keep critical systems running is adding to their workload and stress, which in turn endangers flyers.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

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Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

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A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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

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Arizona Daily Star @tucson.com · 7h

Arizona's attorney general is threatening to sue U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn't say by the end of the day Thursday that Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into

Arizona AG threatens to sue House speaker for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

Arizona's attorney general is threatening to sue U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn't say by the end of the day Thursday that Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Democratic Majority For Israel @demmaj4israel.bsky.social · 8h

Antisemitism. Racism. Homophobia. Jokes about gas chambers. Even admiration for Hitler.

Not from the fringes but from young GOP insiders from across the country. This is the next generation of Republican “leaders.”

Hate like this should have no place in American politics. Period.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h

Trump administration in court filing says it laid off nearly 800 health agency workers in error reut.rs/47vFPSz

Trump administration in court filing says it laid off nearly 800 health agency workers in error

President Donald Trump's administration in a court filing on Tuesday said 778 employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were laid off in error last week amid a partial government shutdown.

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 6h

The CDC's union estimates that a quarter of the agency been gutted under the Trump administration. Here's our story at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 9h

The Arizona Young Republicans chairman mentioned in this, Luke Mosiman, was one of the Turning Point affiliates demanding that Phoenix Suns sports writer be fired for not properly mourning Kirk to their liking

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

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.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 9h

If a random guy in a mask grabbed someone and threw them in a vehicle—we'd call that a kidnapping. Until an alleged ICE agent identifies themselves, that's what this is.

For all we know they're a rapist murderer stalker looking for their next victim. Indefensible. Dem leadership must act NOW.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 9h

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 10h

“When Luke Mosiman, chair of AZ Young Republicans, asked if New Yorkers in the chat were watching an NBA playoff game, Giunta responded, ‘I’d go to the zoo if I wanted to watch monkey play ball.’ Giunta elsewhere refers to Black people as ‘the watermelon people.’”

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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CNN @cnn.com · 5h

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 13h

Erik Prince, Blackwater founder

Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe founder

Jared Leto, actor

Sophia, simply getting a driving lesson

Just some of the thousands of people in 100 countries we discovered were targeted by phone-tracking tech sold by a secretive firm called First Wap ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 13h

Unbelievable story of Afghan refugee, a highly vetted fluent English speaker who helped the US against the Taliban and now lives here with his US citizen kids, declared “illegal” and perhaps about to be shipped home by the Trump admin to his likely death

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15h

JUST IN: Judge Smith says the Trump administration is violating his order prohibiting FEMA from conditioning grants to states on their willingness to assist with immigration enforcement.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 15h

Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting the governor’s mansion ablaze in an attempt on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s life this spring, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and related crimes on Tuesday morning.

He was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Arsonist who set Gov. Shapiro’s Harrisburg mansion ablaze admits guilt, is sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison

Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, terrorism, arson, and related crimes for the April attack on the governor's residence.

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