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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 4h

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Starts Tearing Down Part Of White House To Make Way For New Ballroom

The enormous new venue is funded by private donors, which has raised ethical concerns.

www.huffpost.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

It looks even worse by video 😢

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kymbro.bsky.social @kymbro.bsky.social · 4h

The Whale's Journey (October 21)
open.substack.com/pub/godscomp...
we too must embrace the ebb and flow of our lives, recognising that each challenge and triumph contributes to our growth and transformation.

The Whale's Journey (October 21)

For we know that when our earthly tent is folded up, there is waiting for us a house built by God, an everlasting home in the heavens, not made by human hands. (2 Corinthians 5:1)

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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social · 1d

I S T A R R Y S T A R R Y N I G H T I

Starry Starry Night — where fire meets the void.
A swirl of molten reds beneath an endless sea of stars.

— The Asylum Art —
Art and words by Yves
#AbstractArt #Expressionism #blueskyart #abstract #Art #complexcptsd #cptsd #starrystarrynight #fire

Starry Starry Night reimagines the cosmos as an emotional storm — a whirl of molten reds and oranges beneath the calm infinity of a star-filled sky. The thick, sculptural paint forms a circular motion that feels both cosmic and human, like passion spiraling toward transcendence. It is both eruption and serenity: a burning heart beneath eternity’s quiet gaze.

Art copyright ©Yves Broeckx
This is digitally created art
concept and execution by Yves

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We currently have a president who is so childishly crude and grotesque that newspapers consider it indecent to accurately describe the video he recently posted, and TV shows think it is indecent to show it.

But many Americans are OK that the Oval Office is home to the nation's crassest toddler.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Our healthcare system is strained with packed waiting rooms, patients waiting in pain for years, and delayed appointments due to cost. But a solution exists.

A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion a year, funding that could help our healthcare system.

@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

I have never seen such a perfect image

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.

Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 2d

Messier 20: A Deep Look at The Trifid Nebula and Surrounds - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/2ky4FU3

This deep image shows the famous Trifid nebula in Sagittarius, also known as Messier 20 or NGC 6514:
www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Nebula...

The complex cloud displays an unusual combination of both red emission and blue reflection areas as well as numerous intricate dark patterns.
The nebula is located 9000 light years away in the direction towards the galactic centre. The entire area is sprinkled with thousands of stars and fainter dusty and nebulous areas throughout. A separate prominent dark cloud appears dramatically silhouetted against the starry background to the right.

A curious example of gas evaporation can bee seen near the core of the Trifid itself. Here a dense stalk, 8 light years from the centre, is emerging from the edge of the bubble surrounding the central cluster, and in the other direction a powerful stellar jet from a young star, HH 399 embedded in the gas, is shooting out in an upwards direction. The bright young stars in the central cluster emit strong radiation which eats away the surrounding gas and dust. The stalk only appears because a denser region lies at its very tip and protects a thin strip of the cloud from this interstellar erosion. The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged this fascinating area in high resolution. Also, the proper motion of the irradiated plasma in this jet has been measured and a paper has been published detailing these findings.

Also, throughout the nebula lies countless young T Tauri stars just h...

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middlelambert.bsky.social @middlelambert.bsky.social · 1d

"ghosts, wandering here and there"
Midsummer Night's Dream A3S2 #ShakespeareSunday

a group of cartoon characters dressed as ghosts are walking down the street

ALT: a group of cartoon characters dressed as ghosts are walking down the street

media.tenor.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 2d

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇

Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.

Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Rolling Stone excerpt about Montana’s ballot initiative to combat Citizens United

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."

"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."

- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Breathtaking incompetence www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of my favorite pictures from yesterday, Governor Pritzker with the protesters...
#NoKings

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

In Australia, many drivers speak different ‘road languages’. Having a universal one could make us all safer.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/a-wave-...

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kymbro.bsky.social @kymbro.bsky.social · 1d

The Transformative Power of Surrender (October 20)
open.substack.com/pub/godscomp...
Yet, by surrendering our lives to a higher purpose, we discover that what we once clung to pales in comparison to the abundant life we are called to embrace.