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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Kids”

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waiting74patiently @waiting74patiently.bsky.social · 22h

Should have been doing this since the first illegal abduction w/o Due Process occurred!

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raventerp1.bsky.social @raventerp1.bsky.social · 1h

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Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

Watch FRONTLINE's documentary investigating the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany.

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Little Washita 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇪🇺 @littlewashita.bsky.social · 2h

We want their oil, right? What does Trump plan to do with their people?

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 3h

It honestly blows my mind how this is all in plain sight

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FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto

[FREE TO READ] The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies

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donna007.bsky.social @donna007.bsky.social · 2h

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Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 7h

NYT: Scores of journalists with access to the Pentagon handed in their press passes today rather than sign on to new rules laid out by Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What Do the New Pentagon Press Reporting Rules Say? (Gift Article)

The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.

www.nytimes.com

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Lynox Norman @lynoxnorman.bsky.social · 7h

WSJ: “Scott will do that. That’s easy for Scott,” Trump said during a recent cabinet meeting about Bessent’s helping with the investigation.

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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Little Washita 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇪🇺 @littlewashita.bsky.social · 7h

Rationale #2 is terrifying… Especially right before the October 18th protests.

Roger S. Baker @roger-the-dodger.bsky.social · 7h

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?
The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it.
By Jonathan Chait

Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?

The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it.

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David Carroll @davidcarroll.org · 10h

Punishment for not voting for Trump is having your essential public works projects selectively destroyed as a targeted retribution, economic benefits be dammed. They want a single party system and this is part of how they’re doing it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

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Chris Ball @orb-ish.bsky.social · 10h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs (Gift Article)

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

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mmyers @mmyers2016.bsky.social · 14h

We got $20 billion for Bessent’s billionaire friend(s) is more accurate I believe. This is what oligarchy looks like. (Unlocked article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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The Blight House @tmavor.bsky.social · 14h

Democracy, melting away

On the National Mall, ‘Democracy’ drips in daylight

Ben Cohen, of Ben & Jerry’s, helped bring a 3,000-pound ice sculpture to the capital as a warning that “democracy is melting away before our very eyes.”

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 18h

That would really be the end of majoritarian democracy in the United States.

It would represent the effective death of the republic. Horrifying to think they would leave people no political recourse to address their concerns or be heard.

Truly frightening place we’re headed in America.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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🔥Harry Potter Resists Fascism🔥 @harrypotterresists.bsky.social · 19h

The trump-bought supreme court will hear a hugely consequential case on Wednesday —today— that will determine the future of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination in voting nationwide.

#trumpPlansToRIGMidterms

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

A law was passed a long time ago to place a plaque on the wall to honor the officers who defended the Capitol on J6. The plaque is done and has been ready to hang up for a long time. MAGA Mike refuses to comply with that law, which is a slap in the face to every officer. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 1d

That didn't take long....

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Charlie Austin @chuckles-s.bsky.social · 1d

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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 23h

Since 2006, Brazil’s soy moratorium has helped curb deforestation in the Amazon. Now Trump’s tariffs on China are increasing Chinese demand for Brazilian soy & putting new pressure on Brazil to end the moratorium. This could be devastating for the rainforest.

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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

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Epigenome Technologies @epigenometech.bsky.social · 23h

Epigenetics News - First proposed blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome: what scientists think go.nature.com/42DLEvs

An epigenetic test could be developed into a clinical biomarker for ME/CFS

#Epigenetics #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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High-res insights without cell sorting; epigenometech.com

First proposed blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome: what scientists think

A blood test has achieved 96% accuracy in diagnosing the condition in a small study of individuals. What does the test detect, and is it a biomarker of the condition?

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RalfGrahn @ralfgrahn.bsky.social · 23h

#visa #travel #freedom
The halcyon days of the Soviet Union, TASS and Pravda are back, having made their new home in the United States of America.
RIP free speech, free press and peaceful assembly (1st Amendment)

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US revokes visas of individuals who ‘celebrated’ Charlie Kirk’s death

State department announces six revocations and suggests more could follow

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Little Washita 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇪🇺 @littlewashita.bsky.social · 22h

Free to read and very interesting debate in the comments section.

Jim Barrineau @jwb12.bsky.social · 23h

This statement ensures that financial markets will do much more damage pre-election; even if Milei wins he will thus have a bigger hole to dig out of. Argentina is a pure gamble to invest in right now, it's irrational to believe you can forecast an outcome.