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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Everything is for sale.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 6h

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 2h

We will not be broken! It’s Week 3 of the Shutdown and lockout of the House, but I am headed back to DC. Let’s talk about what’s happening and what it means for democracy and power. ⬇️
youtu.be/KUB8i8FTxD0?...

Rep. Stansbury on Week 3 of the Government Shutdown

YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3h

Like, whether or not you're an Obama fan, this is one thing that was always clear with him: he felt the weight of his decisions on the real world of real people. He agonized. He understood that the screens are silly, a spectacle, a distraction from the real. That's *completely* gone now.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 5h

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

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4h

A gorgeous fall day here in the burning hellscape of Portland.

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 4h

ICYMI: This year’s drought and this summer’s long stretches without monsoon rain meant fewer insects for bats, and that resulted in a spike in deaths, for example, near Tucson’s bat bridges. For more details, check out this Tucson Sentinel article: ow.ly/eZHo50X6txT

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 4h

The sun finally made an appearance this morning… ☀️🪶🌵 (ID in Alt-text)

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 4h

"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.

A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5h

Possibly the funniest thing in here is Jones’ lawyers describing The Onion as his “ideological nemesis.”

Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 5h

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 6h

It's especially rich for Clarence Thomas to suggest that the Constitution requires public schools to obtain parental consent before acknowledging trans students' identity.

Such a right would be rooted in substantive due process—a concept Thomas dismissed as completely illegitimate in Dobbs.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 21h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5h

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment for calling Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

ICYMI - Eric Trump accused Jack Smith of being a time traveler 🤥

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 6h

Trump was caught on a hot mic arranging a meeting between a foreign head of state and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing GOP members of Congress used to care about? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘Hot mic’ catches Indonesian president asking Trump for a meeting with son Eric

The American president was overheard arranging a meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

www.msnbc.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 7h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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━━ 🇭🇦🇵🇵🇾 🇧🇴🇹🇹🇱🇪🇸 @memoryvials.bsky.social · 6h

When I was in school, my English teacher told me that I would never be a published author. Well, 25 years later, and after dozens of drafts, re-writes, and rejection letters from publishing houses, I'm happy to announce that that teacher has finally died.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 20h

Rest in power, Miss Major. Thank you for everything 💐

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 22h

Mr Trump sir do not let woke antifa change the clocks this year. They plan to do it and they say you are powerless to stop them

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MangoBOO! 💀🎃 @mangobee.bsky.social · 20h

It’s the Rincon caterpillar!

Dark mountains with a low lying band of clouds beneath the peaks.

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 21h

He’s looking at the line 🫣

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 1d

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 20h

“It is with profound sadness that House of gg announces the passing of our beloved leader & revolutionary figure in the TLGBQ liberation movement, Miss Major Giffin-Gracy. Miss Major, 78, passed away ... in the comfort of her home & surrounded by loved ones in Little Rock, Arkansas,” her team wrote.

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