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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 9h

What are the odds that the US government just never comes back

Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 9h

Two weeks into the GOP’s government shutdown, my Democratic colleagues and I are in DC and ready to work for the American people and make health care affordable.

Republicans are nowhere to be found.

Democrats are ready, willing and able to open the government while Republicans just don’t care.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

Trump to up US Aid to Argentina to a total of $40 billion after Milei chainsaws the country's economy.

So much for DOGE.

So much for America First.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

apnews.com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 9h

One of the most inspiring days of the year for me is when I get to present the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security's annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards to honorees from around the world who are working to safeguard democracy, sometimes at tremendous personal risk.

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Kyle Ruggles 🇨🇦 @kyleruggles.bsky.social · 9h

They'll support the next president.

It's controlled mass media, been decades in the making.

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Jerry @jerrycakes.bsky.social · 9h

NBC: Nothing But Caucasians

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h

Trump: “I never thought we'd go into every city and make them safe. Now it's like a passion for me and it's a passion for the people behind me.”

He just suggested San Francisco should be next.

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 20h

Of course this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Private Equity firms moving into clinic ownership, in veterinary/ophthalmology/dentistry and GP practices ...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h

New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.

It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 20h

Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk speaking at Portcullis House. He’s calling for the UK to designate Russia a terrorist state

A man in military style fatigues speaks behind a lectern, between the British and Ukrainian flags

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Janey Llou @janeyllou.bsky.social · 20h

But on the other hand we don’t shoot people.

Fewest murders in London in summer since 2018 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fewest London murders in summer since 2018, says mayor's office

Homicide numbers have been falling in the capital, a report from City Hall finds.

www.bbc.com

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The Count @xyzzyllyzzyx.bsky.social · 19h

www.reddit.com/r/waymo/comm...

From the waymo community on Reddit: Waymo traffic jam in the parking lot leads to horn honking at each other

Explore this post and more from the waymo community

www.reddit.com

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Grumpy @grumpybb.bsky.social · 10h

…..reminder number 20 plus of how out of date and archaic the political system is in the UK. 🤦‍♂️

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Joanna Pegum @londoner007.bsky.social · 9h

Congratulations

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Serious Talk @serioustalk.bsky.social · 10h

That this is a headline in the United States of America in 2025 is just so sad and sickening.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 10h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 10h

Sighs all of the sighs

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AI

www.theguardian.com

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Fincky McFinck Face @finckymcfinckface.bsky.social · 10h

Although the audience on last week's Question Time had absolutely no interest in the fact that the Welsh Reform leader has admitted taking bribes from Russia. None of this is cutting through. 🙄

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

Finally. Let’s start holding Farage to account for the relentless shitshow that is Brexit.
Because..
“What could be more elementary than asking voters to judge a candidate on their previous assurances? What more basic function of democracy could we ask for?”
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/398...

Labour admits Brexit was terrible. Now it’s time to act

For years now, the economic situation facing this country has been buried in the small print

liveapp.inews.co.uk

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.

The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.

The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

The aircraft carrying US Secretary of Defense/war/whatevs Pete Hegseth from Brussels declared an emergency before turning around over the Atlantic and heading back toward the UK.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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